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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
56Inno Score
20.5Rasterization52.5
20Ray Tracing46.7
23.8Memoryspec-based51.9
86.7Efficiencyspec-based75.6
22.1Compute61.5
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+39) and rasterization (+32). 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

  • 74% lower TDP: 75 W vs 285 W
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $799

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 53 vs 21
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 62 vs 22
  • 900% higher Shading units: 7,680 vs 768
  • 862% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 22,500 vs 2,338

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Announced20162023
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+74%285 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shading units7687,680+900%
RT cores—60
Tensor / AI cores—240
Base clock1,290 MHz2,310 MHz+79%
Boost clock1,392 MHz2,610 MHz+88%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
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 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%22,500+862%Top 17%
3DMark Speed Way—6,000Top 22%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%24,900+291%Top 21%
1080p Ultra—169 fpsTop 23%
1440p Ultra—125 fpsTop 25%
4K Ultra—69 fpsTop 26%

Features

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

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