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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 280

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 280. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 280. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 280

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 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 mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 236 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 280 has 214% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 280 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 58 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
    4K / 2160p 6−7 −
    low / 720p 40−45 12−14
    medium / 1080p 27−30 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 280
    Architecture Pascal Tesla 2.0
    Code name GP107B GT200
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2017 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 640 240
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1296 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 48.2 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1107 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 141.7 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.0
    OpenGL 4.5 2.1
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640 240
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support + +
    HDCP 2.2
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Laptop size large
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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