NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
20.5Rasterization33.7
20Ray Tracing—
23.8Memoryspec-based45.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.5
22.1Compute46.5
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 wins this graphics card face-off, 46.4 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+24) and rasterization (+13). 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
- 65% lower TDP: 75 W vs 215 W
- Lower launch price: $139 vs $699
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 21
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 22
- 374% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 11,071 vs 2,338
- 300% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
- 283% higher Shading units: 2,944 vs 768
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2018 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 75 W+65% | 215 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe slot only) | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 2,944+283% |
| RT cores | — | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 368 |
| Base clock | 1,290 MHz | 1,515 MHz+17% |
| Boost clock | 1,392 MHz | 1,710 MHz+23% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 448 GB/s+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 2,338Bottom 3% | 11,071+374%Bottom 45% |
| PassMark G3D | 6,367Bottom 4% | 18,575+192%Top 49% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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