GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs HD Graphics 530

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 530, 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 HD Graphics 530, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 530 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 530 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 HD Graphics 530 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile HD Graphics 530
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 400% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 530.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and HD Graphics 530 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • HD Graphics 530 has 60 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and HD Graphics 530 - with Gen. 9 Skylake.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 1004 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and HD Graphics 530 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 2−3
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 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile HD Graphics 530
Architecture Pascal Gen. 9 Skylake
Code name GP107B Skylake GT2
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 5 August 2015
Pipelines 640 24
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 350 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1150 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 27.60
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - +
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.97
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
Quick Sync +
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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