GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with GeForce GTX 1050, including specs and performance data.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
15.69
+39.6%

RX 470 Mobile outperforms GTX 1050 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking315401
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.769.80
Power efficiency14.7011.94
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameEllesmereGP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 470 Mobile and GTX 1050 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores2048640
Core clock speed926 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate137.558.20
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS1.862 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12840

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLIno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RX 470 Mobile 15.69
+39.6%
GTX 1050 11.24

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.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
+57.6%
GTX 1050 6797

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 HD60−65
+36.4%
44
−36.4%
1440p30−35
+36.4%
22
−36.4%
4K30−35
+30.4%
23
−30.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.17
−270%
2.48
+270%
1440p18.33
−270%
4.95
+270%
4K18.33
−287%
4.74
+287%
  • GTX 1050 has 270% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 has 270% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 has 287% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+44.1%
65−70
−44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+44%
24−27
−44%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+28.6%
56
−28.6%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+44.1%
65−70
−44.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+44%
24−27
−44%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+41.5%
40−45
−41.5%
Fortnite 90−95
+31%
70−75
−31%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+34.6%
50−55
−34.6%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+42.1%
35−40
−42.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+45.5%
40−45
−45.5%
Valorant 130−140
+24.3%
100−110
−24.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+67.4%
43
−67.4%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+44.1%
65−70
−44.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−15.7%
250
+15.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+44%
24−27
−44%
Dota 2 100−110
−22.8%
124
+22.8%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+41.5%
40−45
−41.5%
Fortnite 90−95
+75.5%
53
−75.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+42.9%
49
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+42.1%
35−40
−42.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+20.8%
53
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+112%
17
−112%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+45.5%
40−45
−45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+26.3%
38
−26.3%
Valorant 130−140
+24.3%
100−110
−24.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+100%
36
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+44%
24−27
−44%
Dota 2 100−110
−10.9%
112
+10.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+41.5%
40−45
−41.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+106%
34
−106%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+45.5%
40−45
−45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+140%
20
−140%
Valorant 130−140
+375%
28
−375%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+121%
42
−121%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+52.2%
21−24
−52.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+35.9%
90−95
−35.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+314%
7
−314%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+68.8%
95−100
−68.8%
Valorant 160−170
+27.5%
130−140
−27.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+77.8%
27
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+46.2%
24−27
−46.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+47.4%
18−20
−47.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+29.2%
24
−29.2%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+60%
15
−60%
Valorant 95−100
+45.5%
65−70
−45.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+47.1%
16−18
−47.1%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Dota 2 60−65
+27.7%
47
−27.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and GTX 1050 compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is 36% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 36% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 Mobile is 30% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 375% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 is 23% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
  • GTX 1050 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.69 11.24
Recency 4 August 2016 25 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 75 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 39.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop one.

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