GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon Pro Vega 16 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 4608 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 24−27
ultra / 1080p 21−24 14−16
QHD / 1440p 16−18 9−10
4K / 2160p 10−11 6−7
low / 720p 60−65 45−50
medium / 1080p 40−45 30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Pascal Vega
Code name N17P-G1 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 25 October 2016 15 November 2018
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 1290 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 58.20 76.16
Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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