Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 560X Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560X Mobile and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 560X Mobile
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 65 Watt
10.82

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms RX 560X 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 ranking424395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.43no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 21no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 April 2018 (6 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)

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 cores1024768
Core clock speed1275 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1202 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate81.60no data
Floating-point processing power2.611 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs64no data

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)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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1450 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth92.8 GB/s84 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 outputsno data
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131+

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. 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 560X Mobile 10.82
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63
+16.7%

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 560X Mobile 6329
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+1.1%

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 HD34
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
−8%
27−30
+8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Battlefield 5 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry 5 35
−14.3%
40−45
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 109
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Hitman 3 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 47
−6.4%
50−55
+6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
−16.1%
65−70
+16.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 29
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 105
−14.3%
120−130
+14.3%
Hitman 3 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
−7.1%
45−50
+7.1%
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 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 38
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
Hitman 3 21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

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 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−15.4%
60−65
+15.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−14.3%
80−85
+14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
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
−10%
55−60
+10%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
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 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
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 560X Mobile and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 3% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.82 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB

RX 560X Mobile has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score.

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


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