GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs 950

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking351not rated
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.03no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM206GP107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 August 2015 (8 years ago)1 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data
Current price$12.88 (0.1x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores768768
CUDA cores768no data
Core clock speed1024 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1188 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors2,940 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate49.2 billion/sec69.22
Floating-point performance1,825 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 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.

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length7.938" (20.2 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)350 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinsno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed6.6 GB/s7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth105.6 GB/s84.1 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 August 2015 1 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 75 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950 and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 950 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.


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