GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.00

GTX 1050 3 GB outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking489388
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Power efficiency41.4012.18
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVegaGP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)21 May 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 cores512768
Core clock speedno data1392 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1518 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data72.86
Floating-point processing powerno data2.332 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data3 GB
Memory bus widthno data96 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data84.1 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-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 HD23
−30.4%
30−35
+30.4%
1440p17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
4K9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Elden Ring 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 32
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Metro Exodus 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Valorant 44
−36.4%
60−65
+36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Dota 2 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Elden Ring 22
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Fortnite 50−55
−41.5%
75−80
+41.5%
Forza Horizon 4 27
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Metro Exodus 19
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 57
−40.4%
80−85
+40.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Valorant 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
World of Tanks 48
−45.8%
70−75
+45.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Dota 2 48
−45.8%
70−75
+45.8%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−40.8%
100−105
+40.8%
Valorant 37
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Elden Ring 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
World of Tanks 21
−42.9%
30−33
+42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Metro Exodus 17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Valorant 39
−41%
55−60
+41%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Elden Ring 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Metro Exodus 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−40%
14−16
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Fortnite 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Valorant 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 1050 3 GB compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 3 GB is 30% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 3 GB is 41% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 3 GB is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.00 13.24
Recency 7 January 2020 21 May 2018
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 47.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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