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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs GeForce GTX 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 280, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 280

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 70 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 645 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 12−14
    medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 280
    Architecture Pascal Tesla 2.0
    Code name GT200
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date April 2018 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 768 240
    Core clock speed 1366 MHz 1296 MHz
    Boost Clock 1442 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 96 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 1107 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 141.7 GB/s
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0
    OpenGL 2.1
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan + N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 240
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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