AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

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Combined performance score

GTX 1050 3 GB
13.28

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking355348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.3914.41
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameGP107Vega Mobile
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date21 May 2018 (5 years old)15 November 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$1118 $360
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 20 has 937% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681280
Core clock speed1392 MHz815 MHz
Boost clock speed1518 MHz1283 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate72.86102.6

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 20 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s189.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.28
Pro Vega 20 13.67
+2.9%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 3 GB 5147
Pro Vega 20 5299
+3%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD55−60
−10.9%
61
+10.9%
4K35−40
−17.1%
41
+17.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.28 13.67
Recency 21 May 2018 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB and Radeon Pro Vega 20. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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