GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 950. 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 950. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 950
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 950 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 330 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 950 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 7002 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 950
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name GP107B GM206
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 20 August 2015
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1188 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 640 768
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support + 4 displays
HDCP 2.2 +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream + +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 3.0 2.0
GameWorks +
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