GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.90

GTX 1050 Ti outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455331
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data14.03
Power efficiency10.4414.98
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePolaris 22GP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2018 (6 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores1280768
Core clock speed931 MHz1291 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate80.8866.82
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS2.138 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8048

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s112 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 GL 9.90
GTX 1050 Ti 16.40
+65.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega M GL 3815
GTX 1050 Ti 6317
+65.6%

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 HD30−35
−66.7%
50
+66.7%
1440p16−18
−81.3%
29
+81.3%
4K14−16
−71.4%
24
+71.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.78
1440pno data4.79
4Kno data5.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−46.2%
35−40
+46.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
26
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+0%
48
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+0%
80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 64
+0%
64
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+0%
41
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50
+0%
50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45
+0%
45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+0%
43
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+0%
75
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 32
+0%
32
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+0%
30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 14
+0%
14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20
+0%
20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 1050 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is 67% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 81% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti is 71% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 129% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.90 16.40
Recency 1 February 2018 25 October 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 1 year, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Ti, on the other hand, has a 65.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL
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