GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs GTX 980MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated387
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.03
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM204GP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)21 May 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores1664768
Core clock speed1050 MHz1392 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz1518 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate122.572.86
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS2.332 TFLOPS
ROPs6424
TMUs10448

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount8 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s84.1 GB/s

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.26.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2016 21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 980MX has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050 3 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 97.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980MX and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980MX is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980MX
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