GeForce GTX 1050 vs GTX 770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770 and GeForce GTX 1050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 230 Watt
15.39
+17.7%

GTX 770 outperforms GTX 1050 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking346389
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.3111.38
Power efficiency4.6212.03
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK104GP107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 has 164% better value for money than GTX 770.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1536640
Core clock speed1046 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °C97 °C
Texture fill rate138.958.20
Floating-point processing power3.333 TFLOPS1.862 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12840

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLIno data-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.3 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP+2.2
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
3D Vision Live+-
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 770 15.39
+17.7%
GTX 1050 13.08

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.

GTX 770 5919
+17.7%
GTX 1050 5030

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.

GTX 770 8150
+19.9%
GTX 1050 6797

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.

GTX 770 17992
+3%
GTX 1050 17468

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.

GTX 770 17717
+13.5%
GTX 1050 15608

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.

GTX 770 13785
GTX 1050 16976
+23.1%

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 HD45−50
+7.1%
42
−7.1%
1440p24−27
+14.3%
21
−14.3%
4K27−30
+17.4%
23
−17.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.87
−242%
2.60
+242%
1440p16.63
−220%
5.19
+220%
4K14.78
−212%
4.74
+212%
  • GTX 1050 has 242% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 has 220% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 has 212% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Elden Ring 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+0%
53
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 36
+0%
36
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Elden Ring 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 53
+0%
53
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
World of Tanks 250
+0%
250
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 29
+0%
29
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Elden Ring 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
World of Tanks 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Elden Ring 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 24
+0%
24
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GTX 770 and GTX 1050 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 770 is 7% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 770 is 14% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 770 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.39 13.08
Recency 30 May 2013 25 October 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 770 has a 17.7% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 206.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.


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