GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, 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 RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 550 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 254 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 550 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 8 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 8−9 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 30−33
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 RX 550.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon RX 550
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP107B Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 20 April 2017
Pipelines 640 512
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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