GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 680MX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX, 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 mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 680MX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 680MX here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
GeForce GTX 680MX
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
122 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 680MX has 62% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 680MX - with Kepler.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 634 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 680MX - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 4508 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
30−33
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
9−10
9−10
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
230−240
medium / 768p
210−220
200−210
ultra / 1080p
130−140
120−130
QHD / 1440p
100−110
100−110
4K / 2160p
55−60
55−60
high / 768p
180−190
170−180
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Dota 2 is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
21−24
20−22
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
low / 720p
55−60
55−60
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
130−140
130−140
medium / 1080p
80−85
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Fortnite is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
high / 1080p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
4K / 2160p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
70−75
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
110−120
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
QHD / 1440p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Metro Exodus is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
75−80
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
21−24
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
80−85
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
4K / 2160p
9−10
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 680MX.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 680MX have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
GeForce GTX 680MX
Architecture
Pascal
Kepler
Code name
GP107B
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 January 2017
23 October 2012
Pipelines
640
1536
Core clock speed
1354 MHz
720 MHz
Boost Clock
1493 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
59.72
92.2 billion/sec
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7008 MHz
2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
160 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 API
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
640
1536
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCI Express 3.0
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDCP
2.2
3D Vision
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
57 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
large
Optimus
+
GameStream
+
GPU Boost
3.0
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