Radeon RX 7700 XT vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile with Radeon RX 7700 XT, including specs and performance data.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.81

RX 7700 XT outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking36534
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.18
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 3
GPU code nameno dataNavi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 years ago)25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current priceno data$443 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores7683456
Core clock speed1366 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2544 MHz
Number of transistorsno data28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data245 Watt
Texture fill rateno data549.5

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Radeon RX 7700 XT 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 MB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan+1.3

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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.81
RX 7700 XT 57.60
+350%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
RX 7700 XT 42801
+569%

Radeon RX 7700 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 569% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD40−45
−350%
180
+350%
1440p21−24
−390%
103
+390%
4K12−14
−392%
59
+392%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−383%
193
+383%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−371%
165
+371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−350%
180
+350%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−358%
180−190
+358%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−351%
158
+351%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−363%
130−140
+363%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−363%
278
+363%
Hitman 3 24−27
−367%
110−120
+367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−360%
391
+360%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−350%
130−140
+350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
−368%
398
+368%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−352%
120−130
+352%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−393%
148
+393%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−397%
149
+397%
Battlefield 5 40−45
−358%
180−190
+358%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−389%
132
+389%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
−363%
130−140
+363%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−375%
190−200
+375%
Hitman 3 24−27
−367%
110−120
+367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−382%
240−250
+382%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−375%
76
+375%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
−377%
334
+377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−354%
295
+354%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−352%
120−130
+352%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−404%
121
+404%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−389%
132
+389%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−352%
122
+352%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−354%
100−110
+354%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−362%
231
+362%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−380%
216
+380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
−378%
287
+378%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−380%
168
+380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−352%
120−130
+352%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−388%
110−120
+388%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−359%
120−130
+359%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−389%
130−140
+389%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−367%
98
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−381%
101
+381%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−406%
90−95
+406%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−400%
80
+400%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−423%
157
+423%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−393%
197
+393%
Hitman 3 18−20
−350%
80−85
+350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−389%
171
+389%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−396%
134
+396%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−383%
193
+383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−400%
120
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−392%
55−60
+392%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
−367%
95−100
+367%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−364%
65−70
+364%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−350%
50−55
+350%
Hitman 3 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−356%
80−85
+356%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−371%
66
+371%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−394%
89
+394%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−383%
58
+383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−392%
59
+392%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−356%
40−45
+356%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−350%
36
+350%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−375%
35−40
+375%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−396%
134
+396%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−390%
103
+390%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−394%
89
+394%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−386%
30−35
+386%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−375%
55−60
+375%

This is how Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and RX 7700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700 XT is 350% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700 XT is 390% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700 XT is 392% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.81 57.60
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

The Radeon RX 7700 XT 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 Radeon RX 7700 XT is a desktop one.


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