GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 6970, 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 Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
550 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6970 has 633% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5633 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
QHD / 1440p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
27−30
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
30−35
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
7−8
4K / 2160p
9−10
5−6
low / 720p
75−80
50−55
medium / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 56% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
230−240
210−220
medium / 768p
210−220
180−190
ultra / 1080p
130−140
95−100
QHD / 1440p
100−110
50−55
4K / 2160p
55−60
30−33
high / 768p
180−190
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
55−60
40−45
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
85−90
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
9−10
6−7
low / 720p
55−60
35−40
medium / 1080p
30−35
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
130−140
95−100
medium / 1080p
80−85
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
35−40
24−27
ultra / 1080p
27−30
20−22
QHD / 1440p
16−18
9−10
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
75−80
50−55
medium / 1080p
40−45
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
medium / 768p
100−110
75−80
high / 1080p
45−50
30−33
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
QHD / 1440p
9−10
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
14−16
9−10
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
QHD / 1440p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
45−50
27−30
medium / 1080p
20−22
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
75−80
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
9−10
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
80−85
55−60
medium / 768p
50−55
30−35
high / 1080p
27−30
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−12
4K / 2160p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6970.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Pascal
Terascale 2
Code name
GP107B
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
3 January 2017
14 December 2010
Pipelines
640
1536
Core clock speed
1354 MHz
Boost Clock
1493 MHz
880 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
59.72
84.48
Floating-point performance
2,703.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7008 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
Shared memory
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
PCIe 2.0 x16
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
GameStream
+
GPU Boost
3.0
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