GeForce GTX 1050 vs Quadro RTX 4000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GTX 1050, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
38.10
+203%

RTX 4000 outperforms GTX 1050 by a whopping 203% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking110390
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Cost-effectiveness evaluation37.3110.97
Power efficiency17.0412.01
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 240% better value for money than GTX 1050.

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 cores2304640
Core clock speed1005 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1392 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rate222.558.20
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS1.862 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs14440
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm145 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s112 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-2.2
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.5+

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.

RTX 4000 38.10
+203%
GTX 1050 12.59

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.

RTX 4000 15227
+203%
GTX 1050 5030

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.

RTX 4000 85402
+389%
GTX 1050 17470

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.

RTX 4000 78638
+402%
GTX 1050 15663

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.

RTX 4000 94250
+455%
GTX 1050 16976

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 HD120−130
+186%
42
−186%
1440p60−65
+186%
21
−186%
4K65−70
+183%
23
−183%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.49
−189%
2.60
+189%
1440p14.98
−189%
5.19
+189%
4K13.83
−192%
4.74
+192%
  • GTX 1050 has 189% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 has 189% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 has 192% 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%

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%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 24−27
+0%
24−27
+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%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+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 10−12
+0%
10−12
+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%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+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 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 24
+0%
24
+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 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+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%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and GTX 1050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 186% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 186% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 183% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.10 12.59
Recency 13 November 2018 25 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 202.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1050, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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