GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GH and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GH
2018
4 GB HBM2, 100 Watt
17.01
+32.8%

RX Vega M GH outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking299365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.72no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-Gno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price$1031 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 cores1536768
Core clock speed1063 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1190 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate114.2no data
Floating-point performance3,656 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPno 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width1024 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s84 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131+

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 Vega M GH 17.01
+32.8%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.81

Radeon RX Vega M GH outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 33% 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 Vega M GH 10248
+60.1%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Radeon RX Vega M GH outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by 60% 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 HD61
+35.6%
45−50
−35.6%
1440p45
+50%
30−35
−50%
4K27
+50%
18−21
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 44
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+40%
40−45
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+40%
75−80
−40%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Battlefield 5 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+36%
50−55
−36%
Metro Exodus 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+36%
50−55
−36%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Hitman 3 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Metro Exodus 22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

This is how RX Vega M GH and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GH is 36% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GH is 50% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GH is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.01 12.81
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB

The Radeon RX Vega M GH is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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