GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon RX 560X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 560X. 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 Radeon RX 560X. 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 Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 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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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 560X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon RX 560X are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 8 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−11
QHD / 1440p 8−9 4−5
4K / 2160p 6−7 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon RX 560X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon RX 560X
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name GP107B Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2017 11 April 2018
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 81.60
Floating-point performance 2,611 gflops
Length 170 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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