Radeon R6 Mobile Graphics vs GeForce GTX 1050
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 359 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 18 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 4.03 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | N17P-G1 | Spectre Lite |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 October 2016 (7 years ago) | 17 September 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | no data |
| Current price | $211 (1.9x MSRP) | $12.99 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 384 |
| CUDA cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1290 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 2,410 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 17 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 58.20 | 12.79 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,862 gflops | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R6 Mobile Graphics 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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | 2.2 | no 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 Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | 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 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 25 October 2016 | 17 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 17 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon R6 Mobile Graphics. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while Radeon R6 Mobile Graphics is a notebook 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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