GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 1050 vs Radeon Vega 8: measured FPS in 30 games

Median gap+231%GTX 1050 faster

GTX 1050 ahead30/30games, by more than 3%

Radeon Vega 8 ahead0/30games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/30games

We have 43 published results where the GTX 1050 and the Radeon Vega 8 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 30 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 1050 is a median 231% faster than the Radeon Vega 8. The GTX 1050 is ahead by more than 3% in 30 of the 30 games and the Radeon Vega 8 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 1050 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon Vega 8 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GTX 1050	Radeon Vega 8	Gap	Source
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p High	38 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1050 +192%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	8 FPS	GTX 1050 +150%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
BioShock Infinite	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	18 FPS	GTX 1050 +250%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Doom	1080p High	54 FPS	10.4 FPS	GTX 1050 +419%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	1080p Ultra	44.9 FPS	16 FPS	GTX 1050 +181%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p High	39 FPS	12 FPS	GTX 1050 +225%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	9 FPS	GTX 1050 +267%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	1080p Ultra	250 FPS	41.9 FPS	GTX 1050 +497%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Overwatch	1080p High	108 FPS	39 FPS	GTX 1050 +177%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Overwatch	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 1050 +215%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Battlefield 1	1080p High	41 FPS	14 FPS	GTX 1050 +193%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Battlefield 1	1080p Ultra	37 FPS	12 FPS	GTX 1050 +208%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Titanfall 2	1080p High	52.9 FPS	17.5 FPS	GTX 1050 +202%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Titanfall 2	1080p Ultra	45.7 FPS	15.7 FPS	GTX 1050 +191%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Dishonored 2	1080p High	37.3 FPS	11.7 FPS	GTX 1050 +219%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Dishonored 2	1080p Ultra	33.7 FPS	9.9 FPS	GTX 1050 +240%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Doom Eternal	1080p High	31.3 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 1050 +56%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Dota 2	1080p High	127 FPS	36 FPS	GTX 1050 +253%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Dota 2	1080p Ultra	116 FPS	33 FPS	GTX 1050 +252%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Watch Dogs 2	1080p High	35.4 FPS	10.7 FPS	GTX 1050 +231%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Watch Dogs 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	6.9 FPS	GTX 1050 +190%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Metro: Last Light	1080p Ultra	49 FPS	14.2 FPS	GTX 1050 +245%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Alien: Isolation	1080p Ultra	75.2 FPS	22.3 FPS	GTX 1050 +237%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Apex Legends	1080p High	37 FPS	18 FPS	GTX 1050 +106%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p High	48 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1050 +269%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p Ultra	40.2 FPS	11.5 FPS	GTX 1050 +250%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	1080p High	33.6 FPS	13 FPS	GTX 1050 +158%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Hitman	1080p High	21.6 FPS	17.9 FPS	GTX 1050 +21%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Mad Max	1080p Ultra	69 FPS	20.7 FPS	GTX 1050 +233%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p High	82.4 FPS	29 FPS	GTX 1050 +184%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p Ultra	65.9 FPS	22 FPS	GTX 1050 +200%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Far Cry: Primal	1080p High	51 FPS	14 FPS	GTX 1050 +264%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
XCOM 2	1080p High	33.2 FPS	7.2 FPS	GTX 1050 +361%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p High	39.2 FPS	15 FPS	GTX 1050 +161%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p Ultra	30.3 FPS	8 FPS	GTX 1050 +279%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Grand Theft Auto V	1080p High	78.6 FPS	18 FPS	GTX 1050 +337%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Grand Theft Auto V	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	9 FPS	GTX 1050 +200%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Dirt Rally	1080p Ultra	76 FPS	14.7 FPS	GTX 1050 +417%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
World of Warships	1080p Ultra	100 FPS	33 FPS	GTX 1050 +203%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Anno 2205	1080p High	54.3 FPS	13.2 FPS	GTX 1050 +311%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Anno 2205	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	6.2 FPS	GTX 1050 +174%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Fortnite	1080p High	53.3 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 1050 +167%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8
Farming Simulator 17	1080p Ultra	103 FPS	15.6 FPS	GTX 1050 +560%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · Radeon Vega 8

43 results in 30 games; FPS as published (6.2 to 250 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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