RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB vs GeForce GTX 1050

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking359not rated
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation4.03no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameN17P-G1GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (7 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data
Current price$211 (1.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6402048
CUDA cores640no data
Core clock speed1290 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1392 MHz1140 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt60 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.2072.96
Floating-point performance1,862 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 and RTX A1000 Mobile 6 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.

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options-no 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz11 GB/s
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s264.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP2.2no data
G-SYNC support+no data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 25 October 2016 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while RTX A1000 Mobile 6 GB is a notebook one.


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