GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon Instinct MI25
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Instinct MI25 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms Instinct MI25 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 463 | 442 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 2.67 | 11.58 |
Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
GPU code name | Vega 10 | GP107 |
Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 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 | 4096 ×2 | 768 |
Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | 1366 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1442 MHz |
Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 3,300 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 75 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 384.0 ×2 | 69.22 |
Floating-point processing power | 12.29 TFLOPS ×2 | 2.215 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 64 ×2 | 24 |
TMUs | 256 ×2 | 48 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB ×2 | 3 GB |
Memory bus width | 2048 Bit ×2 | 96 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 852 MHz | 1752 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 436.2 GB/s ×2 | 84.1 GB/s |
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 compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 10.51 | 11.40 |
Recency | 27 June 2017 | 1 February 2019 |
Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 3 GB |
Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 75 Watt |
Instinct MI25 has a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 8.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Instinct MI25 and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.
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