GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) vs Radeon RX 5500M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) vs Radeon RX 5500M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) vs Radeon RX 5500M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)

2017

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon RX 5500M across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation (2023).
❌2017 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Radeon RX 5500M

2019

Why buy it

✅13.0% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation (2023).
✅Better long-term bet: RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) on 7nm gives it a newer hardware base for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon RX 5500M is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 13.0% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 2.7% in PassMark G3D (5,954 vs 5,800), so the answer here is pretty clean.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon RX 5500M is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer feature stack, with FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) and FSR Frame Generation (2023), while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) is limited to no meaningful modern upscaling stack and no comparable frame-generation support, a 7nm process instead of 14nm, and a newer 2019 generation instead of 2017. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon RX 5500M makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) vs Radeon RX 5500M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 3 2017. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1493 MHz to 1620 MHz. It has 768 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,800 points.

Radeon RX 5500M

The Radeon RX 5500M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in October 7 2019. It features the RDNA 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1375 MHz to 1645 MHz. It has 1408 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 85W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,954 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) scores 5,800 and the Radeon RX 5500M reaches 5,954 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.7% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) is built on Pascal while the Radeon RX 5500M uses RDNA 1.0, both on 14 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 768 (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 1,408 (Radeon RX 5500M). Raw compute: 2.488 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 4.632 TFLOPS (Radeon RX 5500M). Boost clocks: 1620 MHz vs 1645 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)	Radeon RX 5500M
G3D Mark Score	5,800	5,954+3%
Architecture	Pascal	RDNA 1.0
Process Node	14 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	768	1408+83%
Compute (TFLOPS)	2.488 TFLOPS	4.632 TFLOPS+86%
Boost Clock	1620 MHz	1645 MHz+2%
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	48	88+83%
L2 Cache	1 MB	2 MB+100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The clearest feature edge for the Radeon RX 5500M is support for FSR Frame Generation. In games that support it, that can smooth out motion and lift perceived FPS. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) does not have comparable native support in the same tier.The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon RX 5500M leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)	Radeon RX 5500M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	FSR Frame Generation
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 4 GB of video memory. Memory bandwidth: 112 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 224 GB/s (Radeon RX 5500M) — a 100% advantage for the Radeon RX 5500M. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) and 128-bit on the Radeon RX 5500M. L2 Cache: 1 MB (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 2 MB (Radeon RX 5500M) — the Radeon RX 5500M has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)	Radeon RX 5500M
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	112 GB/s	224 GB/s+100%
Bus Width	128-bit	128-bit
L2 Cache	1 MB	2 MB+100%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (12_1) (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 12 (Radeon RX 5500M). Vulkan: 1.3 vs 1.2. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 3.

Feature	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)	Radeon RX 5500M
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12
Vulkan	1.3+8%	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4+33%	3

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC (6th Gen) (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs VCN 2.0 (Radeon RX 5500M). Decoder: NVDEC (3rd Gen) vs VCN 2.0. Supported codecs: H.264,H.265 (HEVC),VP9 (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP9 (Radeon RX 5500M).

Feature	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)	Radeon RX 5500M
Encoder	NVENC (6th Gen)	VCN 2.0
Decoder	NVDEC (3rd Gen)	VCN 2.0
Codecs	H.264,H.265 (HEVC),VP9	H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) draws 75W versus the Radeon RX 5500M's 85W — a 12.5% difference. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel) is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (móvel)) vs 350W (Radeon RX 5500M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Typical load temperature: 75°C vs 75°C.