GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile vs GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB and GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
2019
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.80

RTX 5080 Mobile outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a whopping 470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking44327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.5961.97
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGP107GB203
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2019 (6 years ago)2 April 2025 (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 cores7687680
Core clock speed1366 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate69.22360.0
Floating-point processing power2.215 TFLOPS23.04 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs48240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60
L1 Cache288 KB7.5 MB
L2 Cache768 KB64 MB

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 5.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount3 GB16 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA6.112.0
DLSS-+

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 HD27−30
−481%
157
+481%
1440p18−20
−483%
105
+483%
4K12−14
−508%
73
+508%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 345
+0%
345
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 273
+0%
273
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 170
+0%
170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 203
+0%
203
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 205
+0%
205
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+0%
152
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+0%
178
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB and RTX 5080 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 481% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 483% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 508% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.80 61.61
Recency 1 February 2019 2 April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 470.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.

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