It can be just as fast as the desktop model under ideal conditions, but the notebook model is usually a bit slower. The performance of the GeForce GTX 1050 can vary quite a lot depending on the cooling performance of the laptop. A full list of improvements and the new Pascal desktop GPUs is available in our dedicated Pascal architecture article. The GP107 chip is manufactured in a 14 nm FinFET process at Samsung and offers a number of new features, including support for DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) as well as improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). It is shipped with up to 4 GB GDDR5-VRAM attached via 128-bit interface and a 7 Gbps memory data rate (112 GB/s).

The notebook version differs a bit in terms of clocks, but is equipped with 640 shader units, just like the desktop model. Contrary to the faster models, the GTX 1050 uses the GP107 chip, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process at Samsung. The Nvidia GTX 1050 is a mainstream GPU based on the Pascal architecture and was announced in January 2017.

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