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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
20Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based32.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.3
20.1Compute29.8
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10506 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 wins this graphics card face-off, 32.6 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+3). 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

  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 48% lower TDP: 75 W vs 145 W
  • 29% higher Base clock: 1,354 MHz vs 1,050 MHz
  • 24% higher Boost clock: 1,455 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $329

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Stronger compute score: 30 vs 20
  • 160% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 640
  • 106% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 3,625 vs 1,762
  • 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20162014
ArchitecturePascalMaxwell
Process14 nm+50%28 nm
TDP75 W+48%145 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units6401,664+160%
Base clock1,354 MHz+29%1,050 MHz
Boost clock1,455 MHz+24%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM2 GB4 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s224 GB/s+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%3,625+106%Bottom 7%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%9,635+91%Bottom 13%

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