GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs 780M

Place in performance ranking	418	360
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.40	1.35
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N14E-GTX	GP107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	21 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$1093	$1118

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780M has 4% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

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	1536	768
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	823 MHz	1392 MHz
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	1518 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.0	72.86
Floating-point performance	2,448 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780M and GeForce GTX 1050 3 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	84.1 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	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	6.1

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 780M 9.93

GTX 1050 3 GB 13.27
+33.6%

1050 3 GB outperforms 780M by 34% 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 780M 3839

GTX 1050 3 GB 5129
+33.6%

1050 3 GB outperforms 780M by 34% in Passmark.

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 HD

−32.4%

90−95
+32.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−20%

18−20
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Hitman 3	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −21.2%	40−45 +21.2%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −23.5%	21−24 +23.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

−25%

35−40
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−33.3%

12−14

+33.3%

This is how GTX 780M and GTX 1050 3 GB compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 3 GB is 32% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.93	13.27
Recency	30 May 2013	21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	75 Watt