Quadro NVS 290 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Place in performance ranking	309	1167
Place by popularity	7	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.91	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	G86
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	4 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$149
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	$68 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti and NVS 290 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

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	16
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	459 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	21 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	3.672
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	29.376 gflops

Form factor & 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	145 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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	1x DMS-59
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	1.1

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 16.36
+2673%

NVS 290 0.59

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Quadro NVS 290 by 2673% based on our aggregate 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 6317
+2671%

NVS 290 228

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti outperforms Quadro NVS 290 by 2671% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%
1440p	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
4K	27	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

700−750
+2592%

24−27

−2592%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1300−1350 +2608%	48 −2608%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	700−750 +2493%	27−30 −2493%
Battlefield 5	1450−1500 +2636%	53 −2636%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	900−950 +2627%	30−35 −2627%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +2592%	24−27 −2592%
Far Cry 5	1050−1100 +2663%	35−40 −2663%
Far Cry New Dawn	1200−1250 +2627%	40−45 −2627%
Forza Horizon 4	1900−1950 +2654%	69 −2654%
Hitman 3	850−900 +2556%	30−35 −2556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1800−1850 +2669%	65−70 −2669%
Metro Exodus	1550−1600 +2668%	56 −2668%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1200−1250 +2567%	45−50 −2567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1850−1900 +2661%	67 −2661%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1400−1450 +2592%	50−55 −2592%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1100−1150 +2650%	40 −2650%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	700−750 +2493%	27−30 −2493%
Battlefield 5	1200−1250 +2627%	44 −2627%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	900−950 +2627%	30−35 −2627%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +2592%	24−27 −2592%
Far Cry 5	950−1000 +2614%	35 −2614%
Far Cry New Dawn	1100−1150 +2583%	41 −2583%
Forza Horizon 4	2100−2150 +2627%	75−80 −2627%
Hitman 3	850−900 +2556%	30−35 −2556%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1800−1850 +2669%	65−70 −2669%
Metro Exodus	1200−1250 +2567%	45 −2567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1200−1250 +2567%	45−50 −2567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1350−1400 +2600%	50 −2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1350−1400 +2655%	49 −2655%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1400−1450 +2592%	50−55 −2592%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +2608%	24 −2608%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	700−750 +2493%	27−30 −2493%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	900−950 +2627%	30−35 −2627%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +2592%	24−27 −2592%
Far Cry 5	700−750 +2493%	27 −2493%
Forza Horizon 4	1200−1250 +2567%	45 −2567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1200−1250 +2567%	45 −2567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1150−1200 +2574%	43 −2574%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	700−750 +2592%	26 −2592%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1400−1450 +2592%	50−55 −2592%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1200−1250

+2567%

45−50
−2567%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	850−900 +2556%	30−35 −2556%
Far Cry New Dawn	800−850 +2659%	29 −2659%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	450−500 +2547%	16−18 −2547%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	350−400 +2400%	14−16 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	550−600 +2650%	20−22 −2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	240−250 +2567%	9−10 −2567%
Far Cry 5	700−750 +2493%	27−30 −2493%
Forza Horizon 4	850−900 +2642%	30−35 −2642%
Hitman 3	500−550 +2532%	18−20 −2532%
Horizon Zero Dawn	850−900 +2556%	32 −2556%
Metro Exodus	800−850 +2659%	29 −2659%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	800−850 +2567%	30 −2567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	450−500 +2400%	18−20 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	270−280 +2600%	10−11 −2600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

700−750
+2493%

27−30

−2493%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	400−450 +2400%	16−18 −2400%
Far Cry New Dawn	300−310 +2400%	12−14 −2400%
Hitman 3	300−310 +2400%	12−14 −2400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +2400%	18−20 −2400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	270−280 +2600%	10−11 −2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	400−450 +2400%	16−18 −2400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	240−250 +2567%	9−10 −2567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	220−230 +2650%	8−9 −2650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +2650%	8−9 −2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +2567%	3−4 −2567%
Far Cry 5	240−250 +2567%	9−10 −2567%
Forza Horizon 4	550−600 +2650%	20 −2650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	450−500 +2400%	18 −2400%
Metro Exodus	350−400 +2400%	14 −2400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 +2567%	6−7 −2567%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

400−450
+2567%

14−16

−2567%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and NVS 290 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti is 5200% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti is 2900% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.36	0.59
Recency	25 October 2016	4 October 2007
Cost	$139	$149
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	21 Watt