GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 5

Place in performance ranking	616	360
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.56	1.36
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vega	GP107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)	21 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$287	$1118

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 5 has 529% better value for money than GTX 1050 3 GB.

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	320	768
Core clock speed	no data	1392 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	1518 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	72.86

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 5 and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	3 GB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	84.1 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 data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
CUDA	no data	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 HD

−163%

50−55
+163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9
−167%

24−27

+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	15 −167%	40−45 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 −169%	35−40 +169%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Hitman 3	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	25 −180%	70−75 +180%
Metro Exodus	20 −175%	55−60 +175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18 −178%	50−55 +178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 −162%	55−60 +162%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 −150%	30−33 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	21 −162%	55−60 +162%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Hitman 3	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 −169%	35−40 +169%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10 −170%	27−30 +170%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−150%

30−33
+150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Hitman 3	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%