Radeon RX 6450M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB and Radeon RX 6450M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
2019
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.29

6450M outperforms 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a considerable 40% 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 ranking461373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.5924.30
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGP107Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2019 (7 years ago)4 January 2023 (3 years 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 cores768768
Core clock speed1366 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate69.22118.1
Floating-point processing power2.215 TFLOPS3.779 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs4848
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cache288 KB256 KB
L2 Cache768 KB1024 KB
L3 Cacheno data16 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s128.0 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 Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA6.1-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
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90−95
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
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30−35
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Counter-Strike 2 90−95
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90−95
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Far Cry 5 50−55
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50−55
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Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
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Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
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60−65
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Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+0%
200−210
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Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
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Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+0%
60−65
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Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
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40−45
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Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90
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85−90
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
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30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
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110−120
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Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
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27−30
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Metro Exodus 20−22
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20−22
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
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150−160
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Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
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45−50
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Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
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14−16
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Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Grand Theft Auto V 30−33
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30−33
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Metro Exodus 12−14
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12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
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Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Dota 2 55−60
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55−60
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Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
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Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.29 15.78
Recency 1 February 2019 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6450M has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6450M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.

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GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
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T500 Mobile Quadro T500 Mobile
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UHD Graphics 64EU UHD Graphics 64EU
T500 Mobile Quadro T500 Mobile
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