GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs Radeon R9 380X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and Radeon R9 380X 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 3GB mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 380X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R9 380X
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 782 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Radeon R9 380X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3.0
Code name Antigua
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date April 2018 19 November 2015
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 1366 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz 970 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 124.2
Floating-point performance 3,973 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 96 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
G-SYNC support +
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
Compute units 32
Form factor full height / full length
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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