GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon HD 7870 XT

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 7870 XT 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 7870 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7870 XT has 146% 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 429 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 XT - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.

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 Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon HD 7870 XT
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name GP107B Tahiti
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 19 November 2012
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 975 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 93.60
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 346 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.5 Mh/s
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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