GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
11.29

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 324% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43773
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data72.90
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataGB207
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (7 years ago)24 June 2025 (recently)

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 cores7682560
Core clock speed1366 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data201.6
Floating-point processing powerno data12.9 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data80
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 MB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 dataPortable Device Dependent
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 and SDK 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+1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
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250−260
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Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
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110−120
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 140−150
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140−150
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
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250−260
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Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
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Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
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170−180
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Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Valorant 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
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100−110
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Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 36 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.29 47.87
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 324% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

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