GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, including specs and performance data.
RX 5500 XT outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB by an impressive 90% 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 | 276 | 439 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.49 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.59 | 11.48 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 December 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | 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 | 1408 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1845 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 162.4 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.196 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 24 |
| TMUs | 88 | 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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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.
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 | 76
+117%
| 35−40
−117%
|
| 1440p | 42
+100%
| 21−24
−100%
|
| 4K | 24
+100%
| 12−14
−100%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.22 | no data |
| 1440p | 4.02 | no data |
| 4K | 7.04 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 254
+95.4%
|
130−140
−95.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78
+95%
|
40−45
−95%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 60
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 74
+111%
|
35−40
−111%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 196
+96%
|
100−105
−96%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 61
+103%
|
30−33
−103%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+90.9%
|
55−60
−90.9%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+104%
|
55−60
−104%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 78
+95%
|
40−45
−95%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 109
+98.2%
|
55−60
−98.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+91.1%
|
45−50
−91.1%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45
+114%
|
21−24
−114%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+96.3%
|
80−85
−96.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 71
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 98
+96%
|
50−55
−96%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+90.8%
|
130−140
−90.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45
+114%
|
21−24
−114%
|
| Dota 2 | 149
+98.7%
|
75−80
−98.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+92%
|
50−55
−92%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+104%
|
55−60
−104%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 66
+120%
|
30−33
−120%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 94
+109%
|
45−50
−109%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+109%
|
45−50
−109%
|
| Metro Exodus | 52
+92.6%
|
27−30
−92.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+91.1%
|
45−50
−91.1%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 48
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95
+111%
|
45−50
−111%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+96.3%
|
80−85
−96.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 68
+94.3%
|
35−40
−94.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40
+90.5%
|
21−24
−90.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 143
+90.7%
|
75−80
−90.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+97.8%
|
45−50
−97.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 56
+107%
|
27−30
−107%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+91.1%
|
45−50
−91.1%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 45
+114%
|
21−24
−114%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 58
+93.3%
|
30−33
−93.3%
|
| Valorant | 114
+107%
|
55−60
−107%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+104%
|
55−60
−104%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+97.5%
|
80−85
−97.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44
+110%
|
21−24
−110%
|
| Metro Exodus | 31
+93.8%
|
16−18
−93.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+93.3%
|
90−95
−93.3%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+95%
|
100−105
−95%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55
+104%
|
27−30
−104%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20
+100%
|
10−11
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 41
+95.2%
|
21−24
−95.2%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 32
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+92.6%
|
27−30
−92.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 31
+93.8%
|
16−18
−93.8%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+96.9%
|
65−70
−96.9%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35
+94.4%
|
18−20
−94.4%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 78
+95%
|
40−45
−95%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 18
+100%
|
9−10
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
This is how RX 5500 XT and GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB compete in popular games:
- RX 5500 XT is 117% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500 XT is 100% faster in 1440p
- RX 5500 XT is 100% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.60 | 11.36 |
| Recency | 12 December 2019 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 5500 XT has a 90.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has 73.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is a notebook one.
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