GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon HD 4850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon HD 4850. 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 Radeon HD 4850. 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 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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 has 509 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 741 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 759 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 1−2
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 21−24 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Pascal Terascale 1
Code name RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date April 2018 25 June 2008
Pipelines 768 800
Core clock speed 1366 MHz 625 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz
Transistor count 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 96 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 63.55 GB/s
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan + N/A
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