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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
53.2Inno Score
20.5Rasterization45.6
20Ray Tracing41.3
23.8Memoryspec-based51.9
86.7Efficiencyspec-based86.2
22.1Compute55.4
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 wins this graphics card face-off, 53.2 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+33) and rasterization (+25). 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

  • 62% lower TDP: 75 W vs 200 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 21
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 41 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 55 vs 22
  • 670% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,000 vs 2,338
  • 667% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 768

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Announced20162023
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+62%200 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Shading units7685,888+667%
RT cores—46
Tensor / AI cores—184
Base clock1,290 MHz1,920 MHz+49%
Boost clock1,392 MHz2,475 MHz+78%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
VRAM4 GB12 GB+200%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth112 GB/s504 GB/s+350%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%18,000+670%Top 30%
3DMark Speed Way—5,000Top 35%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%21,900+244%Top 34%
1080p Ultra—144 fpsTop 43%
1440p Ultra—105 fpsTop 43%
4K Ultra—56 fpsTop 43%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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