GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Place in performance ranking	144	362
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	26.88	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2021)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Vega	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	14 August 2017 (6 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data
Current price	$224 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3584	768
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1474 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	329.5	no data
Floating-point performance	10,566 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 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	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

Memory type	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	409.6 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	409.6 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported GPU 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_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.1.125	+

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 Vega 56 34.32
+169%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.78

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 169% based on our aggregated 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 Vega 56 20759
+224%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon RX Vega 56 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 224% 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	116 +190%	40−45 −190%
1440p	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
4K	48 +200%	16−18 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

55−60
+181%

21−24

−181%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +185%	27−30 −185%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%
Battlefield 5	151 +175%	55−60 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +210%	30−33 −210%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	98 +180%	35−40 −180%
Far Cry New Dawn	96 +174%	35−40 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	141 +182%	50−55 −182%
Hitman 3	100−110 +170%	40−45 −170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +206%	18−20 −206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	105 +200%	35−40 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70 +192%	24−27 −192%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%
Battlefield 5	140 +180%	50−55 −180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +210%	30−33 −210%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	93 +210%	30−33 −210%
Far Cry New Dawn	93 +210%	30−33 −210%
Forza Horizon 4	134 +198%	45−50 −198%
Hitman 3	100−110 +170%	40−45 −170%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +174%	27−30 −174%
Metro Exodus	70 +192%	24−27 −192%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +206%	18−20 −206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	91 +203%	30−33 −203%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	124 +176%	45−50 −176%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 +189%	18−20 −189%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60−65 +186%	21−24 −186%
Battlefield 5	131 +191%	45−50 −191%
Cyberpunk 2077	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%
Far Cry 5	89 +197%	30−33 −197%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +180%	30−33 −180%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +173%	40−45 −173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +211%	18−20 −211%
Hitman 3	60−65 +195%	21−24 −195%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Metro Exodus	42 +200%	14−16 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 +176%	21−24 −176%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	44 +175%	16−18 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +208%	12−14 −208%
Battlefield 5	99 +183%	35−40 −183%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Far Cry 5	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Far Cry New Dawn	74 +174%	27−30 −174%
Forza Horizon 4	88 +193%	30−33 −193%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Hitman 3	30−35 +183%	12−14 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%
Metro Exodus	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +175%	16−18 −175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Battlefield 5	55 +206%	18−20 −206%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry 5	39 +179%	14−16 −179%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +200%	14−16 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +181%	21−24 −181%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%