RTX A500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	383	321
Place by popularity	86	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.27	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GP107B	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$256	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2048
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	98.37

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and RTX A500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 4.0 x16
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	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	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	+	8.6

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 11.55

RTX A500 Mobile 15.48
+34%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693

RTX A500 Mobile 10748
+39.7%

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile by 40% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 −30.1%	95−100 +30.1%
Full HD	46 −30.4%	60 +30.4%
1440p	24 −29.2%	31 +29.2%
4K	15 −20%	18−21 +20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +15.6%	30−35 −15.6%
Battlefield 5	51 +2%	50−55 −2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +17.6%	30−35 −17.6%
Far Cry 5	39 −7.7%	40−45 +7.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −13.2%	40−45 +13.2%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +5.8%	50−55 −5.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −59.3%	40−45 +59.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 −133%	77 +133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 −6.7%	30−35 +6.7%
Battlefield 5	44 −13.6%	50−55 +13.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 −3%	30−35 +3%
Far Cry 5	36 −106%	74 +106%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 −16.2%	40−45 +16.2%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 −147%	45−50 +147%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −207%	40−45 +207%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 −6.9%	31 +6.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +21.9%	30−35 −21.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −77.8%	30−35 +77.8%
Battlefield 5	37 −21.6%	45−50 +21.6%
Far Cry 5	33 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Forza Horizon 4	37 −40.5%	50−55 +40.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Battlefield 5	26 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%
Far Cry 5	21 −19%	24−27 +19%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 −25%	30−33 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	26 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	13 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Far Cry 5	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −40%	21−24 +40%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is 30% faster in 900p
RTX A500 Mobile is 30% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 29% faster in 1440p
RTX A500 Mobile is 20% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Mobile is 22% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 207% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1050 Mobile is ahead in 5 tests (16%)
RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 25 tests (81%)
there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.55	15.48
Recency	3 January 2017	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt