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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
44.8Inno Score
20Rasterization30.1
20Ray Tracing—
21.4Memoryspec-based45.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based81.5
20.1Compute41.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.8 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 $499

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 30 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 41 vs 20
  • 395% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 8,724 vs 1,762
  • 300% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 2 GB
  • 300% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 112 GB/s

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Announced20162018
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP75 W+57%175 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Shading units6402,304+260%
RT cores—36
Tensor / AI cores—288
Base clock1,354 MHz1,410 MHz+4%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,620 MHz+11%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
VRAM2 GB8 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s448 GB/s+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%8,724+395%Bottom 33%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%16,053+218%Bottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no FG)

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