GeForce GTX 1050 vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.81
+205%

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking96362
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.853.85
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104N17P-G1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years ago)25 October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $109
Current price$974 (1.1x MSRP)$211 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 623% better value for money than GTX 1050.

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 cores2304640
CUDA coresno data640
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 performanceno data1,862 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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm5.7" (14.5 cm)
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone
SLI optionsno data-
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 speed13000 MHz7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data2.2
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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 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.

RTX 4000 39.81
+205%
GTX 1050 13.05

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 205% 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%

RTX 4000 15391
+205%
GTX 1050 5045

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 205% in Passmark.

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%

RTX 4000 85714
+409%
GTX 1050 16851

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 409% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RTX 4000 80374
+409%
GTX 1050 15780

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 409% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

RTX 4000 94250
+455%
GTX 1050 16976

Quadro RTX 4000 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 by 455% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 HD140−150
+198%
47
−198%
1440p45−50
+181%
16
−181%
4K75−80
+200%
25
−200%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.81 13.05
Recency 13 November 2018 25 October 2016
Cost $899 $109
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 75 Watt

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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