GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile vs GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated28
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP107GN21-X9
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2019 (5 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores7687424
Core clock speedno data1860 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2280 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt (60 - 150 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate69.22386.3
Floating-point performance2.215 gflopsno data

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 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7 GB/s20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s432.0 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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA6.18.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 February 2019 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX 4080 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB and GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
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