GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs RTX 3080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 128 | 454 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 25.88 | 11.66 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (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 cores | 6144 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1110 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 296.6 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 18.98 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 24 |
| TMUs | 192 | 48 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 6 MB | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 768 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 6.1 |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 117
+290%
| 30−35
−290%
|
| 1440p | 73
+248%
| 21−24
−248%
|
| 4K | 44
+267%
| 12−14
−267%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 212
+253%
|
60−65
−253%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 121
+246%
|
35−40
−246%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 119
+297%
|
30−33
−297%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+280%
|
35−40
−280%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 205
+242%
|
60−65
−242%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 96
+256%
|
27−30
−256%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 129
+269%
|
35−40
−269%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+276%
|
45−50
−276%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 194
+253%
|
55−60
−253%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 148
+270%
|
40−45
−270%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 104
+247%
|
30−33
−247%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+242%
|
45−50
−242%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+251%
|
65−70
−251%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140
+250%
|
40−45
−250%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 156
+247%
|
45−50
−247%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+248%
|
80−85
−248%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 84
+250%
|
24−27
−250%
|
| Dota 2 | 134
+283%
|
35−40
−283%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 122
+249%
|
35−40
−249%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+276%
|
45−50
−276%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 188
+242%
|
55−60
−242%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 135
+286%
|
35−40
−286%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 131
+274%
|
35−40
−274%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 78
+271%
|
21−24
−271%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100
+270%
|
27−30
−270%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+242%
|
45−50
−242%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 191
+247%
|
55−60
−247%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+251%
|
65−70
−251%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 134
+283%
|
35−40
−283%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 76
+262%
|
21−24
−262%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+266%
|
35−40
−266%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 114
+280%
|
30−33
−280%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 157
+249%
|
45−50
−249%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 68
+278%
|
18−20
−278%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+242%
|
45−50
−242%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 106
+253%
|
30−33
−253%
|
| Valorant | 179
+258%
|
50−55
−258%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 160−170
+276%
|
45−50
−276%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 101
+274%
|
27−30
−274%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+244%
|
80−85
−244%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+248%
|
27−30
−248%
|
| Metro Exodus | 58
+263%
|
16−18
−263%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+250%
|
50−55
−250%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+245%
|
75−80
−245%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 108
+260%
|
30−33
−260%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 48
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 103
+243%
|
30−33
−243%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130
+271%
|
35−40
−271%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 48
+243%
|
14−16
−243%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 79
+276%
|
21−24
−276%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110
+247%
|
30−33
−247%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 31
+244%
|
9−10
−244%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 93
+244%
|
27−30
−244%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| Metro Exodus | 37
+270%
|
10−11
−270%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70
+289%
|
18−20
−289%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+241%
|
70−75
−241%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 67
+272%
|
18−20
−272%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+275%
|
12−14
−275%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+283%
|
6−7
−283%
|
| Dota 2 | 110
+267%
|
30−33
−267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55
+244%
|
16−18
−244%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 87
+263%
|
24−27
−263%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27
+286%
|
7−8
−286%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+279%
|
14−16
−279%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 3080 Mobile is 290% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3080 Mobile is 248% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3080 Mobile is 267% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.41 | 11.29 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3080 Mobile has a 240.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has 53.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.
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