GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon HD 6290
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6290 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, including specs and performance data.
1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms HD 6290 by a whopping 4412% 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 | 1419 | 452 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | 11.71 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Cedar | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 December 2011 (14 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 | 80 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.200 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.104 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 HD | 6
−4400%
| 270−280
+4400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4233%
|
130−140
+4233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4300%
|
1100−1150
+4300%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−4131%
|
550−600
+4131%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−4344%
|
400−450
+4344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4233%
|
130−140
+4233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−4300%
|
220−230
+4300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4300%
|
1100−1150
+4300%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−4344%
|
400−450
+4344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−4233%
|
130−140
+4233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−4186%
|
300−310
+4186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−4300%
|
220−230
+4300%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4300%
|
1100−1150
+4300%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−4233%
|
130−140
+4233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−4233%
|
130−140
+4233%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−4186%
|
600−650
+4186%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−4400%
|
45−50
+4400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−4400%
|
90−95
+4400%
|
This is how HD 6290 and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 4400% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 11.28 |
| Recency | 4 December 2011 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 75 Watt |
HD 6290 has 294.7% lower power consumption.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 4412% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6290 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6290 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.
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