GeForce GTX 590 vs 1050 Ti

Place in performance ranking	306	461
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Value for money	6.19	0.47
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$699
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	$600 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti has 1217% better value for money than GTX 590.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	1024
CUDA cores	768	1024
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	365 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	97 °C
Texture fill rate	66.82	77.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	2x 1,244.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 8-pin
SLI options	no data	+

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	327.7 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.31
+89%

GTX 590 8.63

1050 Ti outperforms 590 by 89% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Ti 6315
+89%

GTX 590 3341

1050 Ti outperforms 590 by 89% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Ti 9453
+3.1%

GTX 590 9167

1050 Ti outperforms 590 by 3% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Ti 7485
+12.1%

GTX 590 6680

1050 Ti outperforms 590 by 12% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 1050 Ti 20109
+55.2%

GTX 590 12959

1050 Ti outperforms 590 by 55% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	85−90 +80.9%	47 −80.9%
Full HD	51 −114%	109 +114%
1200p	210−220 +87.5%	112 −87.5%
1440p	30 +114%	14−16 −114%
4K	26 +117%	12−14 −117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+92.3%

12−14

−92.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +167%	18−20 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Battlefield 5	63 +117%	27−30 −117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +75%	24−27 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +118%	21−24 −118%
Forza Horizon 4	69 +130%	30−33 −130%
Hitman 3	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35 +133%	14−16 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	31 +63.2%	18−20 −63.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +122%	18−20 −122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Battlefield 5	52 +79.3%	27−30 −79.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	39 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Far Cry New Dawn	45 +105%	21−24 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	64 +113%	30−33 −113%
Hitman 3	45−50 +119%	21−24 −119%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +100%	16−18 −100%
Metro Exodus	26 +100%	12−14 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27 +42.1%	18−20 −42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	49 +172%	18−20 −172%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +133%	12−14 −133%
Battlefield 5	51 +75.9%	27−30 −75.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +92.3%	12−14 −92.3%
Far Cry 5	36 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +86.4%	21−24 −86.4%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +107%	14−16 −107%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Hitman 3	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Battlefield 5	36 +177%	12−14 −177%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +92.9%	14−16 −92.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +123%	12−14 −123%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +113%	14−16 −113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +113%	8−9 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Hitman 3	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	9 +350%	2−3 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	18 +200%	6−7 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +100%	10−11 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 590 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti is 80.9% faster than GTX 590 in 900p
GTX 590 is 114% faster than GTX 1050 Ti in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti is 87.5% faster than GTX 590 in 1200p
GTX 1050 Ti is 114% faster than GTX 590 in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti is 117% faster than GTX 590 in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti is 350% faster than the GTX 590.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1050 Ti surpassed GTX 590 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	16.31	8.63
Recency	25 October 2016	24 March 2011
Cost	$139	$699
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	365 Watt