GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 5500M

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Aggregated performance score

RX 5500M
2019
4 GB GDDR6
14.19
+11%

Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking341362
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.14no data
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA (2019−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameNavi 14 / R19M-E85no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 September 2019 (4 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price$998 no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

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 cores1408768
Core clock speed1327 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Wattno data
Texture fill rate144.8no data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s84 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsno data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131+

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 5500M 14.19
+11%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.78

Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 11% 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 5500M 12276
+91.8%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 92% 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 HD57
+14%
50−55
−14%
1440p47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
4K30
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+22.5%
40−45
−22.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 94
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Hitman 3 84
+12%
75−80
−12%
Horizon Zero Dawn 67
+11.7%
60−65
−11.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
+16%
50−55
−16%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Battlefield 5 93
+16.3%
80−85
−16.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 73
+12.3%
65−70
−12.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry 5 62
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Hitman 3 55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 54
+20%
45−50
−20%
Metro Exodus 39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+16%
50−55
−16%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+20%
60−65
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 75
+15.4%
65−70
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
+13.3%
45−50
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Hitman 3 46
+15%
40−45
−15%
Horizon Zero Dawn 34
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 44
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Hitman 3 23
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how RX 5500M and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 14% faster than Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 17.5% faster than Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 11.1% faster than Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in 4K

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.19 12.78
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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