Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
ATI Radeon HD 5950 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1291
- Max video memory 4 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 7008
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 725 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 257 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 3 | no data |
Value for money | 12.81 | no data |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | N17P-G1 | Hemlock |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 25 October 2016 (6 years old) | no data |
Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | no data |
Current price | $210 (1.5x MSRP) | $37 |
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 | 1440 |
CUDA cores | 768 | no data |
Core clock speed | 1291 MHz | 725 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 2,154 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 302 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 66.82 | 52.20 |
Floating-point performance | 2,138 gflops | no data |
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 145 mm | 280 mm |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 4 GB/s |
Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.3a, 1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
HDMI | + | + |
G-SYNC support | + | no data |
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 APIs, including specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
CUDA | + | no data |
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon HD 5950. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 326 Mh/s | no data |
Decred / DCR (Decred) | 1.01 Gh/s | no data |
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 12.62 Mh/s | no data |
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) | 0.3 kh/s | no data |
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) | 156.48 Sol/s | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
Memory bus width | 128 | 256 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 1440 |
Memory bandwidth | 112 | 128 |
Chip lithography | 16 nm | 40 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 75 Watt | 302 Watt |
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