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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
41.3Inno Score
20Rasterization33.3
20Ray Tracing26.4
21.4Memoryspec-based45.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based76.5
20.1Compute40.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 41.3 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+20) and rasterization (+13). 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

  • 65% lower TDP: 75 W vs 215 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $499

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

  • Stronger rasterization score: 33 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 26 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 40 vs 20
  • 433% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 9,400 vs 1,762
  • 300% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Announced20162019
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP75 W+65%215 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Shading units6402,560+300%
RT cores—40
Tensor / AI cores—320
Base clock1,354 MHz1,605 MHz+19%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,770 MHz+22%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
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 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%9,400+433%Bottom 35%
3DMark Speed Way—2,200Bottom 14%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%15,000+197%Bottom 39%
1080p Ultra—94 fpsBottom 28%
1440p Ultra—67 fpsBottom 28%
4K Ultra—35 fpsBottom 28%

Features

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

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