GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon HD 8790M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8790M, 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 HD 8790M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8790M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8790M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8790M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Radeon HD 8790M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8790M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8790M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 504 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8790M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 2508 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
3−4
ultra / 1080p
14−16
1−2
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
40−45
14−16
medium / 1080p
27−30
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
30−35
6−7
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
low / 720p
75−80
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 327% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
210−220
100−110
ultra / 1080p
130−140
50−55
QHD / 1440p
100−110
24−27
4K / 2160p
55−60
−
high / 768p
180−190
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 127% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 31% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
55−60
ultra / 1080p
85−90
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Dota 2 is 98% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
27−30
4−5
ultra / 1080p
24−27
4−5
QHD / 1440p
21−24
−
4K / 2160p
9−10
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
14−16
medium / 1080p
30−35
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 400% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
35−40
12−14
ultra / 1080p
27−30
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
4−5
low / 720p
130−140
60−65
medium / 1080p
80−85
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Fortnite is 185% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
27−30
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
14−16
−
low / 720p
75−80
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 283% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
110−120
50−55
medium / 768p
100−110
−
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
18−20
4−5
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
medium / 720p
−
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 172% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
12−14
0−1
QHD / 1440p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
9−10
medium / 1080p
20−22
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Metro Exodus is 440% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
high / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Minecraft is 43% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 85% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
high / 1080p
16−18
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
40−45
8−9
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 228% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
80−85
20−22
medium / 768p
50−55
12−14
high / 1080p
27−30
7−8
ultra / 1080p
16−18
5−6
4K / 2160p
9−10
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 322% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
40−45
18−20
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in World of Tanks is 50% more, than Radeon HD 8790M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Radeon HD 8790M
Architecture
Pascal
GCN
Code name
GP107B
Mars XTX
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 January 2017
16 November 2012
Pipelines
640
384
Core clock speed
1354 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1493 MHz
900 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
59.72
21.60
Floating-point performance
691.2 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7008 MHz
4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
640
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support
+
HDCP
2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
medium sized
GameStream
+
GPU Boost
3.0
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