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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
20.5Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
23.8Memoryspec-based32.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.3
22.1Compute29.8
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 wins this graphics card face-off, 32.6 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+8) and rasterization (+2). 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

  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 48% lower TDP: 75 W vs 145 W
  • 23% higher Base clock: 1,290 MHz vs 1,050 MHz
  • 18% higher Boost clock: 1,392 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $329

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Stronger compute score: 30 vs 22
  • 117% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 768
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 100% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
  • 55% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 3,625 vs 2,338

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20162014
ArchitecturePascalMaxwell
Process14 nm+50%28 nm
TDP75 W+48%145 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units7681,664+117%
Base clock1,290 MHz+23%1,050 MHz
Boost clock1,392 MHz+18%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM4 GB4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s224 GB/s+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%3,625+55%Bottom 7%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%9,635+51%Bottom 13%

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