Radeon RX 6850M XT 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 6850M XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
2019
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.42

6850M XT outperforms 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a whopping 264% 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 ranking452103
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.6919.37
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGP107Navi 22
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2019 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (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 cores7682560
Core clock speed1366 MHz2321 MHz
Boost clock speed1442 MHz2581 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate69.22413.0
Floating-point processing power2.215 TFLOPS13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs2464
TMUs48160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40
L0 Cacheno data640 KB
L1 Cache288 KB512 KB
L2 Cache768 KB3 MB
L3 Cacheno data96 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 4.0 x16
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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth84.1 GB/s384.0 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 outputsNo outputs

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 Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD35−40
−291%
137
+291%
1440p21−24
−305%
85
+305%
4K14−16
−307%
57
+307%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+0%
160
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 109
+0%
109
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+0%
106
+0%
Dota 2 113
+0%
113
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+0%
126
+0%
Metro Exodus 116
+0%
116
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 198
+0%
198
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 87
+0%
87
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 68
+0%
68
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
+0%
99
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+0%
26
+0%
Dota 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6850M XT is 291% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6850M XT is 305% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6850M XT is 307% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.42 41.62
Recency 1 February 2019 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 165 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has 120% lower power consumption.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 264.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.

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