GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
11.97

RTX 4080 SUPER outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 616% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4025
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.36
Power efficiencyno data19.16
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameno dataAD103
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores76810240
Core clock speed1366 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2550 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rateno data816.0
Floating-point processing powerno data52.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data320
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 MB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1438 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s736.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 11.97
RTX 4080 SUPER 85.66
+616%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
RTX 4080 SUPER 59075
+823%

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 HD35−40
−646%
261
+646%
1440p24−27
−642%
178
+642%
4K16−18
−631%
117
+631%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.83
1440pno data5.61
4Kno data8.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 246
+0%
246
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+0%
240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 614
+0%
614
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 198
+0%
198
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+0%
214
+0%
Dota 2 179
+0%
179
+0%
Far Cry 5 161
+0%
161
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 568
+0%
568
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 179
+0%
179
+0%
Metro Exodus 188
+0%
188
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190
+0%
190
+0%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 527
+0%
527
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 550−600
+0%
550−600
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 169
+0%
169
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 169
+0%
169
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 397
+0%
397
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Metro Exodus 171
+0%
171
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 221
+0%
221
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Dota 2 187
+0%
187
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Metro Exodus 106
+0%
106
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 201
+0%
201
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX 4080 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 646% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 642% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 SUPER is 631% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.97 85.66
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RTX 4080 SUPER has a 615.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 546033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is a desktop 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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