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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550 mobile, 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 stacks up against Radeon RX 550 mobile, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon RX 550 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX 550 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 Radeon RX 550 mobile here:

    Radeon RX 550 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 3 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1008 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 5−6
    4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 88% more, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Architecture Pascal Polaris
    Code name N17P-G1 Polaris 12
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 640 640
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1287 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1476 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 51.48
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 1,647 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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