Radeon RX 6500 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 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

RX 6500 outperforms 1050 Mobile 3 GB by an impressive 62% 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 ranking461335
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.59no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2019 (7 years ago)no data

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 cores768no data
Core clock speed1366 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1442 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate69.22no data
Floating-point processing power2.215 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no data
L1 Cache288 KBno data
L2 Cache768 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus width96 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/sno data

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 outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2-
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
Medium

Battlefield 5 75−80
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75−80
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Far Cry 5 60−65
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60−65
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Fortnite 95−100
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95−100
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Forza Horizon 4 75−80
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75−80
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Forza Horizon 5 55−60
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55−60
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
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70−75
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Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
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220−230
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
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Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
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Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
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65−70
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Metro Exodus 40−45
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40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
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70−75
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
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50−55
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
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Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 27−30
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27−30
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Dota 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Far Cry 5 21−24
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21−24
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Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.29 18.31

RX 6500 has a 62% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.

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