GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile vs 670

Place in performance ranking	353	383
Place by popularity	not in top-100	86
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.41	11.25
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	GP107B
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	10 May 2012 (12 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$22 (0.1x MSRP)	$256

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Mobile has 230% better value for money than GTX 670.

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	1344	640
CUDA cores	1344	640
Core clock speed	915 MHz	1354 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	1493 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	97 °C
Texture fill rate	102.5 billion/sec	59.72
Floating-point performance	2,459.5 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 670 and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 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.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4000 MB
Memory bus width	256-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	112 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor support	4 displays	+
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	2.2
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
GameStream	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	3.0
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.2	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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 670 13.80
+19.5%

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.55

670 outperforms 1050 Mobile by 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 670 5331
+19.5%

GTX 1050 Mobile 4461

670 outperforms 1050 Mobile by 20% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 670 7000
+15.4%

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068

670 outperforms 1050 Mobile by 15% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	85−90 +16.4%	73 −16.4%
Full HD	50−55 +8.7%	46 −8.7%
1440p	27−30 +12.5%	24 −12.5%
4K	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.80	11.55
Recency	10 May 2012	3 January 2017
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4000 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	75 Watt