GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 460

Place in performance ranking	396	362
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.30	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$397 (4.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	896	768
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	67.20	no data
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 460 and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync	+	no data
Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 460 10.59

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.78
+20.7%

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 460 5701

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+12.3%

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 12% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
1440p	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
4K	20 −20%	24−27 +20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	40 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Forza Horizon 4	57 −14%	65−70 +14%
Hitman 3	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	28 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −18.4%	45−50 +18.4%
Forza Horizon 4	54 −20.4%	65−70 +20.4%
Hitman 3	27−30 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Metro Exodus	21 −14.3%	24−27 +14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	28 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Far Cry 5	34 −17.6%	40−45 +17.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 −14.3%	40−45 +14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 −17.4%	27−30 +17.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Hitman 3	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −16.7%	21−24 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	11 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%