GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon R9 380X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 380X with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, including specs and performance data.
R9 380X outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB by a significant 29% 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 | 381 | 442 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.92 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.88 | 11.59 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Antigua | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 19 November 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 768 |
| Compute units | 32 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.2 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.973 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| TMUs | 128 | 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | no data |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| 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 | 14.66 | 11.40 |
| Recency | 19 November 2015 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 75 Watt |
R9 380X has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 380X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 380X is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.
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