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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs Radeon HD 8870M

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8870M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1050 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 8870M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Laptops
    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon HD 8870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 629 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 2508 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    ultra / 1080p 14−16 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
    4K / 2160p 6−7 −
    low / 720p 40−45 18−20
    medium / 1080p 27−30 9−10
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 170% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 mobile Radeon HD 8870M
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name GP107B Venus
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2017 18 December 2012
    Pipelines 640 640
    Core clock speed 1354 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 1493 MHz 775 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 59.72 31.00
    Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 72 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) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
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