GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	383	90
Place by popularity	86	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.30	24.20
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GP107B	TU106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$256	$530

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 12 GB has 114% better value for money than GTX 1050 Mobile.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	2176
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	184 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	224.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	229 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin
SLI options	-	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.54

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.11
+256%

RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Mobile 4461

RTX 2060 12 GB 15894
+256%

RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by 256% in Passmark.

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:

900p	73 −256%	260−270 +256%
Full HD	46 −248%	160−170 +248%
1440p	24 −254%	85−90 +254%
4K	15 −233%	50−55 +233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 −251%	130−140 +251%
Battlefield 5	51 −253%	180−190 +253%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 −250%	140−150 +250%
Far Cry 5	39 −233%	130−140 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −242%	130−140 +242%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −245%	190−200 +245%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −252%	95−100 +252%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −233%	110−120 +233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 −233%	100−105 +233%
Battlefield 5	44 −241%	150−160 +241%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 −233%	110−120 +233%
Far Cry 5	36 −233%	120−130 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 −251%	130−140 +251%
Forza Horizon 4	52 −246%	180−190 +246%
Metro Exodus	19 −242%	65−70 +242%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −221%	45−50 +221%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 −245%	100−105 +245%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −233%	130−140 +233%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −233%	60−65 +233%
Battlefield 5	37 −251%	130−140 +251%
Far Cry 5	33 −233%	110−120 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 −233%	110−120 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −251%	130−140 +251%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −241%	75−80 +241%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −233%	60−65 +233%
Metro Exodus	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −253%	60−65 +253%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −246%	45−50 +246%
Battlefield 5	26 −246%	90−95 +246%
Far Cry 5	21 −233%	70−75 +233%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −254%	85−90 +254%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −246%	90−95 +246%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 −250%	35−40 +250%
Metro Exodus	7 −243%	24−27 +243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 −238%	27−30 +238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −243%	24−27 +243%
Battlefield 5	13 −246%	45−50 +246%
Far Cry 5	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −233%	50−55 +233%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 12 GB is 256% faster in 900p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 248% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 254% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 233% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.54	41.11
Recency	3 January 2017	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	184 Watt