GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon R7 260X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon R7 260X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 16−18
ultra / 1080p 10−11 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
Code name Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date April 2018 8 October 2013
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 1366 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 96 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 104 GB/s
G-SYNC support +
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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