Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs RTX 2060 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Super with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 Super
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
42.40
+245%

RTX 2060 Super outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a whopping 245% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking91403
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.43no data
Power efficiency16.90no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU106no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 July 2019 (5 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2176768
Core clock speed1470 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Wattno data
Texture fill rate224.4no data
Floating-point processing power7.181 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs136no data
Tensor Cores272no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

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 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s84 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support++

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 2060 Super 42.40
+245%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.29

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.

RTX 2060 Super 22243
+247%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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 HD118
+293%
30−35
−293%
1440p68
+278%
18−20
−278%
4K43
+258%
12−14
−258%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.38no data
1440p5.87no data
4K9.28no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 91
+279%
24−27
−279%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+267%
24−27
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
+275%
24−27
−275%
Counter-Strike 2 73
+248%
21−24
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+267%
21−24
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 228
+251%
65−70
−251%
Forza Horizon 5 123
+251%
35−40
−251%
Metro Exodus 127
+263%
35−40
−263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+249%
35−40
−249%
Valorant 202
+267%
55−60
−267%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 156
+247%
45−50
−247%
Counter-Strike 2 64
+256%
18−20
−256%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+272%
18−20
−272%
Dota 2 159
+253%
45−50
−253%
Far Cry 5 122
+249%
35−40
−249%
Fortnite 149
+273%
40−45
−273%
Forza Horizon 4 184
+268%
50−55
−268%
Forza Horizon 5 90
+275%
24−27
−275%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+248%
40−45
−248%
Metro Exodus 91
+279%
24−27
−279%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 241
+271%
65−70
−271%
Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+269%
16−18
−269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+288%
40−45
−288%
Valorant 105
+250%
30−33
−250%
World of Tanks 270−280
+249%
80−85
−249%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 82
+290%
21−24
−290%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+269%
16−18
−269%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+263%
16−18
−263%
Dota 2 185
+270%
50−55
−270%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+278%
27−30
−278%
Forza Horizon 4 156
+247%
45−50
−247%
Forza Horizon 5 92
+283%
24−27
−283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 127
+263%
35−40
−263%
Valorant 180
+260%
50−55
−260%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 86
+258%
24−27
−258%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+258%
24−27
−258%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+250%
50−55
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 38
+280%
10−11
−280%
World of Tanks 270−280
+263%
75−80
−263%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 74
+252%
21−24
−252%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+280%
10−11
−280%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+245%
40−45
−245%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+280%
30−33
−280%
Forza Horizon 5 59
+269%
16−18
−269%
Metro Exodus 87
+263%
24−27
−263%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+271%
21−24
−271%
Valorant 114
+280%
30−33
−280%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Dota 2 83
+246%
24−27
−246%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+246%
24−27
−246%
Metro Exodus 31
+288%
8−9
−288%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 138
+245%
40−45
−245%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+300%
6−7
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+246%
24−27
−246%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
+250%
12−14
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Dota 2 121
+246%
35−40
−246%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+267%
18−20
−267%
Fortnite 60−65
+250%
18−20
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 65
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+267%
9−10
−267%
Valorant 59
+269%
16−18
−269%

This is how RTX 2060 Super and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 293% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 278% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 258% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.40 12.29
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

RTX 2060 Super has a 245% higher aggregate performance score, a 272966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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