Radeon 880M vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.45

880M outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking402275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data93.53
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameno dataStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year 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 cores768512
Core clock speed1366 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.80
Floating-point processing powerno data2.97 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width96 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1752 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth84 GB/sno data
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 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 data2.1
Vulkan+1.3

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 12.45
Radeon 880M 20.38
+63.7%

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
Radeon 880M 8371
+30.8%

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 HD21−24
−71.4%
36
+71.4%
1440p12−14
−83.3%
22
+83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
+0%
42
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 63
+0%
63
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 52
+0%
52
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 22
+0%
22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
World of Tanks 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 71% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 880M is 83% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.45 20.38
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Radeon 880M has a 63.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
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