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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
46.9Inno Score
20Rasterization38.8
20Ray Tracing32.8
21.4Memoryspec-based40.2
86.7Efficiencyspec-based91.1
20.1Compute47.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10509 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 46.9 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+27) and rasterization (+19). 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

  • 53% lower TDP: 75 W vs 160 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $399

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 39 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 33 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 47 vs 20
  • 660% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 13,400 vs 1,762
  • 580% higher Shading units: 4,352 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Announced20162023
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+53%160 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Shading units6404,352+580%
RT cores—34
Tensor / AI cores—136
Base clock1,354 MHz2,310 MHz+71%
Boost clock1,455 MHz2,535 MHz+74%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
VRAM2 GB8 GB+300%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6
Bus width128 bit128 bit
Bandwidth112 GB/s288 GB/s+157%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%13,400+660%Top 44%
3DMark Speed Way—3,400Bottom 43%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%17,600+248%Bottom 51%
1080p Ultra—116 fpsBottom 45%
1440p Ultra—84 fpsBottom 47%
4K Ultra—44 fpsBottom 45%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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