Radeon RX 550 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Radeon RX 550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Ti
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
16.44
+136%

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms RX 550 Mobile by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking332556
Place by popularity7not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.104.47
Power efficiency15.129.63
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Lexa
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)2 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti has 215% better value for money than RX 550 Mobile.

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 cores768640
Core clock speed1291 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHz1287 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.8251.48
Floating-point processing power2.138 TFLOPS1.647 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4840

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s96 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.44
+136%
RX 550 Mobile 6.98

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 Ti 9453
+107%
RX 550 Mobile 4559

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.

GTX 1050 Ti 7485
+105%
RX 550 Mobile 3645

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Ti 50939
+121%
RX 550 Mobile 23050

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Ti 352876
+47.5%
RX 550 Mobile 239256

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 HD49
+227%
15
−227%
1440p30
+150%
12−14
−150%
4K26
+160%
10−12
−160%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.84
+88%
5.33
−88%
1440p4.63
+43.9%
6.67
−43.9%
4K5.35
+49.6%
8.00
−49.6%
  • GTX 1050 Ti has 88% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti has 44% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti has 50% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+142%
12
−142%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+220%
10
−220%
Elden Ring 50−55
+264%
14
−264%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+141%
21−24
−141%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+139%
28
−139%
Metro Exodus 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+95%
20−22
−95%
Valorant 63
+186%
21−24
−186%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+114%
21−24
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+625%
4
−625%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Dota 2 90
+233%
27
−233%
Elden Ring 50−55
+168%
18−20
−168%
Far Cry 5 77
+166%
29
−166%
Fortnite 90−95
+120%
40−45
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 50
+108%
24
−108%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+256%
18
−256%
Metro Exodus 32
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
−119%
55−60
+119%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−10%
21−24
+10%
Valorant 34
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
World of Tanks 200−210
+90.7%
100−110
−90.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+77.3%
21−24
−77.3%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+93.3%
14−16
−93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Dota 2 125
+191%
43
−191%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+90.3%
30−35
−90.3%
Forza Horizon 4 43
+169%
16
−169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%
Valorant 53
+141%
21−24
−141%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 29
+314%
7−8
−314%
Elden Ring 24−27
+189%
9−10
−189%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+263%
8−9
−263%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+292%
35−40
−292%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
World of Tanks 110−120
+128%
50−55
−128%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+131%
12−14
−131%
Metro Exodus 29
+190%
10−11
−190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Valorant 39
+117%
18−20
−117%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Dota 2 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Elden Ring 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Metro Exodus 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 31
+55%
20−22
−55%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 63
+250%
18−20
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Fortnite 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
Valorant 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and RX 550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is 227% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 150% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 160% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 1100% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 550 Mobile is 119% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • RX 550 Mobile is ahead in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.44 6.98
Recency 25 October 2016 2 July 2017
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti has a 135.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 550 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a desktop card while Radeon RX 550 Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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