GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs Radeon RX 560 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 Mobile with GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX 560 Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
11.29

GTX 1050 3 GB outperforms RX 560 Mobile by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking416384
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.67no data
Power efficiency14.3112.27
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameBaffinGP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2017 (7 years ago)21 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores896768
Core clock speed1175 MHz1392 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHz1518 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate58.9772.86
Floating-point processing power1.887 TFLOPS2.332 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs5648

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
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s84.1 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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 HD43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.33no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry 5 33
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−13.3%
85−90
+13.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry 5 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−13.3%
85−90
+13.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−11.1%
30−33
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry 5 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−13.3%
85−90
+13.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−5%
21−24
+5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−13.2%
60−65
+13.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−7.8%
55−60
+7.8%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and GTX 1050 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 3 GB is 16% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.29 13.20
Recency 5 January 2017 21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 75 Watt

RX 560 Mobile has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop one.


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