HD Graphics vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.65
+1413%

GTX 1050 Mobile outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 1413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking4081158
Place by popularity94not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGP107BIvy Bridge GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores64048
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1354 MHz166 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million392 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.726.300
Floating-point performance1.911 gflops0.1008 gflops

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4000 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed7008 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.54.0
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.80
CUDA+-

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 11.65
+1413%
HD Graphics 0.77

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068
+1923%
HD Graphics 300

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:

900p73
+1725%
4−5
−1725%
Full HD46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
1440p24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
4K150−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Battlefield 5 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry 5 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Forza Horizon 4 55
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Battlefield 5 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry 5 36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Metro Exodus 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Battlefield 5 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Far Cry 5 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Metro Exodus 11 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13 0−1
Battlefield 5 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Far Cry 5 21
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10 0−1
Metro Exodus 7 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7 0−1
Battlefield 5 13 0−1
Far Cry 5 11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 11 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 15 0−1

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and HD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 1725% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 1433% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile is 2300% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.65 0.77
Recency 3 January 2017 1 April 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 1413% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

HD Graphics, on the other hand, has 114.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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