GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon HD 6650M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6650M and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6650M
2011
1 GB DDR3
1.82

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms HD 6650M by a whopping 526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking944438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data11.58
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWhistlerGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 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 cores480768
Core clock speed600 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1442 MHz
Number of transistors716 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rate14.4069.22
Floating-point processing power0.576 TFLOPS2.215 TFLOPS
ROPs824
TMUs2448

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s84.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2
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:

900p19
−479%
110−120
+479%
Full HD18
−511%
110−120
+511%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Fortnite 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
Valorant 35−40
−522%
230−240
+522%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−505%
230−240
+505%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Dota 2 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Fortnite 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Valorant 35−40
−522%
230−240
+522%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Dota 2 21−24
−519%
130−140
+519%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−500%
60−65
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−491%
65−70
+491%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Valorant 35−40
−522%
230−240
+522%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−511%
110−120
+511%
Valorant 12−14
−515%
80−85
+515%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−500%
90−95
+500%
Valorant 9−10
−511%
55−60
+511%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

This is how HD 6650M and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 479% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is 511% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.82 11.40
Recency 4 January 2011 1 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm

GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB has a 526.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 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 6650M in performance tests.

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