GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 9060
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 9060 with GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a whopping 357% 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 | 72 | 460 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 77 |
| Power efficiency | 28.03 | 10.79 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | GP107B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 August 2025 (recently) | 3 January 2017 (8 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 cores | 1792 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1354 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2990 MHz | 1493 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 334.9 | 59.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | 21.43 TFLOPS | 1.911 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no 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 size | no data | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | 4000 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2518 MHz | 7008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | 112 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | - | 2.2 |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | - | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 3.0 |
| Ansel | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | + |
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:
| 900p | 300−350
+311%
| 73
−311%
|
| Full HD | 210−220
+357%
| 46
−357%
|
| 1440p | 100−110
+317%
| 24
−317%
|
| 4K | 65−70
+333%
| 15
−333%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
This is how RX 9060 and GTX 1050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 is 311% faster in 900p
- RX 9060 is 357% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 is 317% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 is 333% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 38 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 48.57 | 10.62 |
| Recency | 5 August 2025 | 3 January 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4000 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 132 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 9060 has a 357.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 104.8% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 1050 Mobile, on the other hand, has 76% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 9060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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