GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 550X mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X 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 550X mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 550X mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 550X 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 550X mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550X 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 550X mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 550X mobile - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 114 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 and Radeon RX 550X mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 8 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon RX 550X mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Radeon RX 550X mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name N17P-G1 Polaris 12
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 10 January 2019
Pipelines 640 640
Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1176 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 1287 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
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7000 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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