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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
20.5Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
23.8Memoryspec-based41.5
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.4
22.1Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 wins this graphics card face-off, 37.8 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+19) and rasterization (+8). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 58% lower TDP: 75 W vs 180 W
  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 21
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 22
  • 233% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 768
  • 222% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,536 vs 2,338
  • 186% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 112 GB/s

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20162016
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process14 nm+12%16 nm
TDP75 W+58%180 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units7682,560+233%
Base clock1,290 MHz1,607 MHz+25%
Boost clock1,392 MHz1,733 MHz+24%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM4 GB8 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s320 GB/s+186%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%7,536+222%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%15,607+145%Bottom 41%

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