GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti provides acceptable gaming and benchmark performance at 14.34% of a leader's which is RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell.
Contents
Summary
NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1050 Ti sales 25 October 2016 at a recommended price of $139. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 14 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7.01 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is a dual-slot graphics card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 145 mm. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 75 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop): architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | 375 | |
| Place by popularity | 6 | |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.78 | |
| Power efficiency | 15.39 | of 100.00 (Radeon 890M) |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | |
| GPU code name | GP107 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | of 14,999 (Quadro Plex 7000) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)'s specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)'s performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | of 960 (GeForce GTX 660) |
| Core clock speed | 1291 MHz | of 980 (GeForce GT 755M SLI) |
| Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | of 1000 (HD Graphics (Haswell)) |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | of 100,000 million (Data Center GPU Max 1100) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | of 0.003 MB (Arc Graphics 140V) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | of 235 (FirePro S9150) |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | |
| Texture fill rate | 66.82 | of 1,968.0 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.138 TFLOPS | of 126 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| ROPs | 32 | of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000) |
| TMUs | 48 | of 896 (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | of 64 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1550) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | of 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | |
| Length | 145 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop): its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | of 288 GB (Radeon Instinct MI325X) |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 384 (GeForce GTX 980 Ti) |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | of 16384000 MB (GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile) |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | of 983040 MB (GeForce RTX 5080) |
| Shared memory | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop). As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | |
| HDMI | + | |
| G-SYNC support | + |
Supported technologies
Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop). You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | |
| Ansel | + |
API and SDK support
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop), sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | |
| CUDA | + |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular modern games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 49 | |
| 1440p | 30 | |
| 4K | 26 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.84 | |
| 1440p | 4.63 | |
| 4K | 5.35 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 63 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55 | |
| Fortnite | 85−90 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 69 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55 | |
| Valorant | 120−130 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 52 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35 | |
| Dota 2 | 141 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55 | |
| Fortnite | 65 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 64 | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30 | |
| Metro Exodus | 26 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 49 | |
| Valorant | 120−130 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 51 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35 | |
| Dota 2 | 125 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 36 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 27−30 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 36 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26 | |
| Valorant | 53 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 45 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 29 | |
| Metro Exodus | 18−20 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160 | |
| Valorant | 150−160 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 36 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 28 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10 | |
| Metro Exodus | 9 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24 | |
| Valorant | 85−90 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | |
| Dota 2 | 63 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20 | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 11 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 13 |
Closest competitors
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop graphics cards.
Conclusion
GTX 1050 Ti is a middle class video card. While being relatively cheap, it allows playing nearly every game out there in Full HD resolution with settings close to maximum.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is Radeon R9 380X, which is slower by 3% and lower by 10 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 1050 Ti:
Similar GPUs
Here is our recommendation of several graphics cards that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti according to our statistics.
