GeForce RTX 5090 D vs GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB with GeForce RTX 5090 D, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5090 D outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a whopping 777% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 442 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 9 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.19 |
| Power efficiency | 11.59 | 13.26 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 768 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 1366 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1442 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.22 | 1,636.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.215 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 176 |
| TMUs | 48 | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 84.1 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.40 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 1 February 2019 | 30 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 575 Watt |
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has 666.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090 D, on the other hand, has a 777.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5090 D is a desktop one.
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