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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs GeForce GTX 480

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 480. 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 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 480. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB 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 3GB mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 480
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1533 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 480 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 666 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 96 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
    4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
    low / 720p 35−40 40−45
    medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 480
    Architecture Pascal Fermi
    Code name GF100
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date April 2018 7 December 2010
    Pipelines 768 480
    Core clock speed 1366 MHz 700 MHz
    Boost Clock 1442 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 96 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
    Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 177.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan + N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 480
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
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