NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
20Rasterization30.3
20Ray Tracing—
21.4Memoryspec-based45.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based81.5
20.1Compute41.5
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 44.9 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+21) and rasterization (+10). 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
- 57% lower TDP: 75 W vs 175 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $399
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
- Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 20
- 400% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,815 vs 1,762
- 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
- 300% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2019 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Turing |
| Process | 14 nm | 12 nm+14% |
| TDP | 75 W+57% | 175 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 640 | 2,176+240% |
| RT cores | — | 34 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 272 |
| Base clock | 1,354 MHz | 1,470 MHz+9% |
| Boost clock | 1,455 MHz | 1,650 MHz+13% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 448 GB/s+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,762Bottom 2% | 8,815+400%Bottom 34% |
| PassMark G3D | 5,052Bottom 2% | 16,456+226%Bottom 46% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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