GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon PRO WX 9100
Aggregate performance score
Radeon PRO WX 9100 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by an impressive 98% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 158 | 309 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 7 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.11 | 6.01 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | N17P-G1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 25 October 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | $139 |
| Current price | $1880 (1.2x MSRP) | $207 (1.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
PRO WX 9100 has 35% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.
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 | 4096 | 768 |
| CUDA cores | no data | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1291 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1392 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 384.0 | 66.82 |
| Floating-point performance | 12,288 gflops | 2,138 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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1890 MHz | 7008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 483.8 GB/s | 112 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 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) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | no data | + |
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.
Radeon PRO WX 9100 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 98% based on our aggregated 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%
Radeon PRO WX 9100 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 98% 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%
Radeon PRO WX 9100 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 221% 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%
Radeon PRO WX 9100 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 256% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
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 | 100−110
+92.3%
| 52
−92.3%
|
| 1440p | 50−55
+85.2%
| 27
−85.2%
|
| 4K | 55−60
+96.4%
| 28
−96.4%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.41 | 16.33 |
| Recency | 10 July 2017 | 25 October 2016 |
| Cost | $1599 | $139 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 230 Watt | 75 Watt |
The Radeon PRO WX 9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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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