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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
46.6Inno Score
20.5Rasterization38.9
20Ray Tracing31.2
23.8Memoryspec-based53.2
86.7Efficiencyspec-based72.2
22.1Compute52.9
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 46.6 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+31) and rasterization (+18). 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

  • 70% lower TDP: 75 W vs 250 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 21
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 31 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 53 vs 22
  • 486% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 13,700 vs 2,338
  • 467% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 768

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Announced20162018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP75 W+70%250 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)2x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Shading units7684,352+467%
RT cores—68
Tensor / AI cores—544
Base clock1,290 MHz1,350 MHz+5%
Boost clock1,392 MHz1,545 MHz+11%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
VRAM4 GB11 GB+175%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width128 bit352 bit+175%
Bandwidth112 GB/s616 GB/s+450%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%13,700+486%Top 40%
3DMark Speed Way—3,100Bottom 37%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%21,400+236%Top 38%
1080p Ultra—116 fpsBottom 45%
1440p Ultra—83 fpsBottom 45%
4K Ultra—44 fpsBottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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