Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 680M SLI

Place in the ranking	329	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores	2688	768
Core clock speed	720 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1442 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm

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 size	large	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	2x 4 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	84 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.

G-SYNC support

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	+	-
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	no data
Vulkan	-	+
CUDA	+	-

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	133 +33%	100−110 −33%
Full HD	95 +35.7%	70−75 −35.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+44.4%

18−20

−44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +31.3%	80−85 −31.3%
Hitman 3	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +31.3%	80−85 −31.3%
Hitman 3	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +40%	40−45 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +31.3%	80−85 −31.3%
Hitman 3	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +36.7%	60−65 −36.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+50%

30−33

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +35.4%	65−70 −35.4%
Hitman 3	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +33.3%	75−80 −33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+50%

18−20

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +40%	60−65 −40%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%