GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Quadro FX 3800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Quadro FX 3800, 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 Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 766 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 152 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 10−11
medium / 1080p 21−24 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Pascal Tesla 2.0
Code name GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date April 2018 30 March 2009
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 1366 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.40
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 198 mm
Memory bus width 96 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan + N/A
CUDA 1.3
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