Radeon RX 460 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 460 Mobile by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 362 | 407 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Polaris (2016−2019) |
| GPU code name | no data | Polaris 11 / Baffin XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | April 2018 (6 years old) | 8 August 2016 (7 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
| Current price | no data | $95 (1.1x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 cores | 768 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1366 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | 1180 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 66.08 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 2,115 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile and Radeon RX 460 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | no data | MXM-B (3.0) |
Memory
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 84 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | no data | + |
| Multi-Projection | + | no data |
| Multi Monitor | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
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.
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 460 Mobile by 26% based on our aggregated 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%
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 460 Mobile by 25% 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 HD | 40−45
+17.6%
| 34
−17.6%
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Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 12.78 | 10.15 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 MB | 4 GB |
The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 460 Mobile in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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