Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 1050

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking387not rated
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.02no data
Power efficiency12.09no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)no data
GPU code nameGP107no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores64014
Core clock speed1290 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1392 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.20no data
Floating-point processing power1.862 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs40no 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI-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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
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
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 October 2016 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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