GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs 970M SLI

Place in performance ranking	209	365
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.21	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$1326	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 cores	2560	768
Core clock speed	924 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 5200 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	162 Watt	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M SLI 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
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	2x 6 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	2x 192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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.

G-SYNC support

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Supported technologies

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

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_1	no data
Vulkan	no data	+
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 970M SLI 24.34
+90%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.81

970M SLI outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 90% based on our aggregate 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 970M SLI 14760
+131%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

970M SLI outperforms 1050 3GB Mobile by 131% 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	87 +93.3%	45−50 −93.3%
4K	40 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45
+90.5%

21−24

−90.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +113%	30−33 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +92.7%	55−60 −92.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +92%	50−55 −92%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +108%	40−45 −108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +100%	40−45 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +113%	30−33 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +92.7%	55−60 −92.7%
Hitman 3	45−50 +104%	24−27 −104%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +92%	50−55 −92%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +117%	30−33 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +108%	40−45 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +113%	40−45 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +90.5%	21−24 −90.5%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +92.7%	55−60 −92.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +92%	50−55 −92%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80−85 +108%	40−45 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +100%	24−27 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +100%	35−40 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70
+117%

30−33

−117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +113%	24−27 −113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +108%	12−14 −108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +100%	21−24 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +100%	24−27 −100%
Hitman 3	27−30 +107%	14−16 −107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +108%	24−27 −108%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +96.3%	27−30 −96.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +114%	14−16 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+95.2%

21−24

−95.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Hitman 3	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +100%	14−16 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +106%	16−18 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%