GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon 840M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 840M and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 840M
2024
9.12

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms 840M by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking499443
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.58
ArchitectureRDNA 3+ (2024)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameKrackan PointGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 June 2024 (1 year 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 cores256768
Core clock speedno data1366 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data69.22
Floating-point processing powerno data2.215 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data96 Bit
Memory clock speed7500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84.1 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-6.1

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 HD28
−25%
35−40
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 84
−19%
100−105
+19%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Counter-Strike 2 68
−25%
85−90
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Fortnite 55−60
−25%
70−75
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Valorant 90−95
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Counter-Strike 2 15
−20%
18−20
+20%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−19.7%
170−180
+19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Fortnite 55−60
−25%
70−75
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 32
−25%
40−45
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Valorant 90−95
−22.2%
110−120
+22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−25%
50−55
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−25%
70−75
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−19.7%
85−90
+19.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 100−110
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−22.4%
60−65
+22.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

This is how Radeon 840M and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.12 11.40
Recency 2 June 2024 1 February 2019
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm

Radeon 840M has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 25% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 840M in performance tests.

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