GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	250	365
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.79	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$301.69	no data
Current price	$410 (1.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	2304	768
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	155.1	no data
Floating-point performance	4,963 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 580 Mobile 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 size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	+

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 580 Mobile 20.61
+60.9%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.81

Radeon RX 580 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 61% based on our aggregate 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 580 Mobile 11261
+75.9%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon RX 580 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 76% 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 HD	80 +77.8%	45−50 −77.8%
4K	30 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+83.3%

18−20

−83.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +70%	40−45 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +62%	50−55 −62%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +74.3%	35−40 −74.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+86.7%

30−33

−86.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +90%	10−11 −90%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +68.8%	16−18 −68.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +81%	21−24 −81%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35
+61.9%

21−24

−61.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Hitman 3	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +75%	16−18 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%