GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs 870M

Place in performance ranking	457	365
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.01	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N15P-GT	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$403	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768
CUDA cores	1344	no data
Core clock speed	941 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	108.3	no data
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 870M and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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	6 GB	3 MB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	84 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	no data
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	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
G-SYNC support	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.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	+	no data

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 870M 8.92

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.80
+43.5%

1050 3GB Mobile outperforms 870M by 43% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 870M 4694

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+36.4%

1050 3GB Mobile outperforms 870M by 36% 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:

Full HD	45 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
4K	20 −35%	27−30 +35%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−28.6%

18−20
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Hitman 3	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −25%	30−33 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Hitman 3	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −29%	40−45 +29%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−40%

35−40
+40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Hitman 3	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Hitman 3	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%