RTX A5000 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.16

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking40897
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data19.20
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameno dataGA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

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 cores7686144
Core clock speed1366 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data302.4
Floating-point processing powerno data19.35 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s448.0 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 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 data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.16
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.02
+237%

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 A5000 Mobile 27271
+326%

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 HD30−35
−260%
108
+260%
1440p21−24
−238%
71
+238%
4K14−16
−257%
50
+257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 80
+0%
80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+0%
150
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 260% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 238% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 257% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.16 41.02
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm

RTX A5000 Mobile has a 237.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 546033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 Mobile 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 graphics card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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