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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
37.8Inno Score
20Rasterization28.4
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based41.5
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.4
20.1Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 wins this graphics card face-off, 37.8 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+21) and rasterization (+8). 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 $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
  • 328% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 7,536 vs 1,762
  • 300% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 640
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Announced20162016
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 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Shading units6402,560+300%
Base clock1,354 MHz1,607 MHz+19%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,733 MHz+19%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
VRAM2 GB8 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s320 GB/s+186%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%7,536+328%Bottom 27%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%15,607+209%Bottom 41%

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