GeForce GTX 1050 vs GTX 780M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M SLI with GeForce GTX 1050, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M SLI
2013
2x 4 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
19.54
+49.4%

GTX 780M SLI outperforms GTX 1050 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking287388
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.38
Power efficiency6.7612.06
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN14E-GTXGP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3072640
Core clock speed823 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1392 MHz
Number of transistors7080 Million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rateno data58.20
Floating-point processing powerno data1.862 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data40

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-
SLIno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112 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.

Display Connectorsno dataDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
Optimus+-
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 780M SLI 19.54
+49.4%
GTX 1050 13.08

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • Unigine Heaven 3.0

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 780M SLI 14140
+65%
GTX 1050 8571

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 780M SLI 36004
+10.9%
GTX 1050 32463

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.

GTX 780M SLI 10091
+48.5%
GTX 1050 6797

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 780M SLI 66148
+61.6%
GTX 1050 40922

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 780M SLI 133
+50.4%
GTX 1050 88

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:

Full HD98
+128%
43
−128%
1440p27−30
+35%
20
−35%
4K30−35
+42.9%
21
−42.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.53
1440pno data5.45
4Kno data5.19

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+18.4%
38
−18.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+53.5%
43
−53.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+57.7%
24−27
−57.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+50%
35−40
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+45.3%
85−90
−45.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+42.6%
65−70
−42.6%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+52.2%
46
−52.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+50%
35−40
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+28.8%
52
−28.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+26%
70−75
−26%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−8.9%
49
+8.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+88.6%
35
−88.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+57.7%
24−27
−57.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+42.4%
33
−42.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+238%
16
−238%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+45.3%
85−90
−45.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+42.6%
65−70
−42.6%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+89.2%
37
−89.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+50%
35−40
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+91.4%
35
−91.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+40.6%
30−35
−40.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+26%
70−75
−26%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+200%
15
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+57.7%
24−27
−57.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+60%
20−22
−60%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+104%
23
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+268%
34
−268%
Hitman 3 40−45
+60%
24−27
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+273%
26
−273%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+116%
31
−116%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+125%
20
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+26%
70−75
−26%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+50%
35−40
−50%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+56%
24−27
−56%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+55%
20−22
−55%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+61.5%
12−14
−61.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+73.8%
65−70
−73.8%
Hitman 3 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+52%
25
−52%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+128%
18
−128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+46.9%
80−85
−46.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Battlefield 5 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+65.1%
60−65
−65.1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+83.3%
12
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+40%
15
−40%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+109%
11
−109%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%

This is how GTX 780M SLI and GTX 1050 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is 128% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 780M SLI is 35% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 780M SLI is 43% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 780M SLI is 273% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 is 9% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 780M SLI is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • GTX 1050 is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.54 13.08
Recency 30 May 2013 25 October 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 780M SLI has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop one.


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