NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
20Rasterization50.6
20Ray Tracing42.9
21.4Memoryspec-based73.7
86.7Efficiencyspec-based64.3
20.1Compute65.4
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.8 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+45) and rasterization (+31). 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
- 79% lower TDP: 75 W vs 350 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $1,499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Stronger rasterization score: 51 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 43 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 20
- 1540% higher Shading units: 10,496 vs 640
- 1100% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 2 GB
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2020 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ampere |
| Process | 14 nm | 8 nm+43% |
| TDP | 75 W+79% | 350 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 640 | 10,496+1540% |
| RT cores | — | 82 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 328 |
| Base clock | 1,354 MHz | 1,395 MHz+3% |
| Boost clock | 1,455 MHz | 1,695 MHz+16% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 24 GB+1100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 936 GB/s+736% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,762Bottom 2% | 19,900+1029%Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,300Top 31% |
| PassMark G3D | 5,052Bottom 2% | 26,300+421%Top 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 158 fpsTop 34% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 121 fpsTop 30% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 69 fpsTop 26% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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