GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 870M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 870M 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 mobile will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTX 870M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 870M 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 870M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 870M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 870M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 870M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 870M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 870M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 413 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 870M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 870M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−11
QHD / 1440p 8−9 4−5
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 870M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 870M
Architecture Pascal Kepler
Code name GP107B N15P-GT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 12 March 2014
Pipelines 640 1344
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 941 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 967 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 108.3
Floating-point performance 2,599 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 640 1344
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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