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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
36.7Inno Score
20Rasterization27.3
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based38.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.4
20.1Compute39.5
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10509 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 36.7 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+19) and rasterization (+7). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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

  • 58% lower TDP: 75 W vs 180 W
  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $450

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 27 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 40 vs 20
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 286% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 6,809 vs 1,762
  • 280% higher Shading units: 2,432 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Announced20162017
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process14 nm+12%16 nm
TDP75 W+58%180 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Shading units6402,432+280%
Base clock1,354 MHz1,607 MHz+19%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,683 MHz+16%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
VRAM2 GB8 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s256 GB/s+129%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%6,809+286%Bottom 25%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%14,675+190%Bottom 36%

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