# NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Laptop GPU: NVIDIA

Also called nvidia geforce gtx 1050 mobile, geforce gtx 1050 mobile

NVIDIA, Laptop GPU, Pascal

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 Series laptop graphics card on Pascal, with 4 GB GDDR5 at 55 W board power on a 14 nm process.

## What you need to know

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a laptop gpu with a thin public spec record.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is documented from public spec sources. 4 GB GDDR5 is the frame buffer on the reference sheet. Treat the spec table as the facts. Missing fields stay Unknown.

- **Still good?**: Only if the workload is light

  **Product age**: Not recorded

  **Upgrade pressure**: Unknown

Feex says

A laptop GPU is not a desktop card in a thinner box. Power limits and the cooler decide more than the marketing name.

## What this hardware means today

Age and usefulness are not the same number. This page keeps them separate.

- **Performance today**: **Average.** Laptop GPUs live under a power limit. The same name in two machines will not feel the same.

  **Product age Not recorded**: **Not recorded.** Launch date is not recorded on this sheet.

  **Support status **: **Supported.** Current GeForce Game Ready and Studio drivers still cover this generation unless the vendor has retired it.

  **Upgrade pressure **: **Unknown.** Upgrade pressure comes from VRAM-heavy games first, not from the card being unusable.

## Where does it sit?

Pascal sits on the recent GeForce RTX timeline. Partner cards can change coolers, connectors, and clocks.

RTX 20

RTX 30

RTX 40

RTX 50

## Performance context

These are qualitative readings, not a fake 8.7 out of 10. Resolution, settings, and the CPU still win.

### 1080p gaming: Average

Fine in a laptop that is not thermally stuck. The CPU and the panel refresh often show up first.

### 1440p gaming: Average

Settings may need to drop before 1440p feels smooth.

### 4K gaming: Limited

Native 4K is where memory size and the memory bus show up. Upscaling changes the picture.

### Creator work: Good

Light GPU acceleration is fine. Large video timelines will ask for more memory.

### Efficiency: Excellent

The sheet lists 55 W board power. Partner cards can differ.

## Should you upgrade?

Probably not if the card is not the bottleneck.

### Upgrade makes more sense if

- You play at native 4K and the frame buffer is the limit
- Current games are GPU-bound at your resolution and settings
- You need current-generation features this card does not have
- You are replacing the whole laptop anyway

### Upgrade makes less sense if

- You already play at a resolution this card can feed
- The CPU, RAM, or storage is what actually stalls the machine
- You are shopping for a newer card in the same class to fix a software or driver problem

## Specifications

Figures below follow the Feex Hardware Database record for this SKU. Partner cards can still differ. Fields without a recorded value are omitted.

### Graphics processor

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is built on Pascal using a 14 nm process.

| Manufacturer          | NVIDIA                |
| --------------------- | --------------------- |
| Family                | GeForce GTX 10 Series |
| Architecture          | Pascal                |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm                 |
| Transistors           | 3,300 million         |
| Die size              | 132 mm²               |
| Integrated            | No                    |
| Mobile                | Yes                   |
| Workstation           | No                    |
| Segment               | Laptop                |

### Shader configuration

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile lists 640 shading units on this sheet.

| CUDA cores            | 640 |
| --------------------- | --- |
| Compute units         | 5   |
| Texture mapping units | 40  |
| Render output units   | 16  |

### Clock speeds

Base clock is 1.35 GHz. Boost reaches 1.49 GHz.

| Base clock  | 1.35 GHz |
| ----------- | -------- |
| Boost clock | 1.49 GHz |

### Memory

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile addresses 4 GB.

| Memory type      | GDDR5      |
| ---------------- | ---------- |
| Memory size      | 4 GB       |
| Memory interface | 128-bit    |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s |
| Memory clock     | 1.75 GHz   |

### Power and board

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile lists 55 W board power.

| Board power | 55 W |
| ----------- | ---- |

## Independent scores

###

These are third-party benchmark figures stored in the Feex Hardware Database. They are not Feex measurements.

| PassMark G3D | 4,463 PassMark figure via PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Not a Feex measurement. |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PassMark G2D | 292 PassMark figure via PassMark Videocard Benchmark. Not a Feex measurement.   |

## Compatibility

| Slot  | PCI Express x16. Check the exact link rate on the board.                                      |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Power | 55 W on the sheet. The power plug is a partner-card detail.                                   |
| Case  | Length, thickness, and slot count vary by partner cooler. Measure the case, not the SKU name. |

The SKU name is not a cooler, a length, or a power plug. Read the exact partner card before you buy or install.

Laptop GPUs are soldered. You upgrade the machine, not the card.

Driver packages from a previous GPU are a common crash source. Clean-install the current vendor package before you replace hardware.

### No display after install

Plug the monitor into the GPU outputs, not the motherboard, unless this is an integrated part. A black screen with fans spinning is often a power plug, a seated PCIe card, or the display cable.

### Driver installs, then games crash

Use the vendor package that matches this generation. A leftover driver from a previous GPU is a common cause.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050: Graphics](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050)[NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 3GB: Graphics](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-3gb)[NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: Graphics](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-ti)[AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT: Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-radeon-hd-7870-xt)[AMD Radeon R7 370: Desktop GPU](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu/amd-radeon-r7-370)[Graphics: Hardware](https://feex.it/wiki/hardware/gpu)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Partially Verified. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Feex Hardware Database ](https://foxhole.feex.it/gpu/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1050-mobile)· Specification source used for this sheet. CC BY 4.0.
- [PassMark Videocard Benchmark ](https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/GPU_mega_page.html)· Independent benchmark. Not a Feex measurement.

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- **Manufacturer**: NVIDIA

  **Family**: GeForce GTX 10 Series

  **Architecture**: Pascal

  **Memory**: 4 GB GDDR5

  **Status**: Not recorded

Partially Verified: Last verified August 2026

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