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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
55.9Inno Score
20Rasterization50.3
20Ray Tracing45.1
21.4Memoryspec-based51.9
86.7Efficiencyspec-based83.7
20.1Compute59.4
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 55.9 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+39) and rasterization (+30). 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

  • 66% lower TDP: 75 W vs 220 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $599

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

  • Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 45 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 59 vs 20
  • 1063% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,500 vs 1,762
  • 1020% higher Shading units: 7,168 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Announced20162024
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+66%220 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Shading units6407,168+1020%
RT cores—56
Tensor / AI cores—224
Base clock1,354 MHz1,980 MHz+46%
Boost clock1,455 MHz2,475 MHz+70%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
VRAM2 GB12 GB+500%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth112 GB/s504 GB/s+350%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%20,500+1063%Top 22%
3DMark Speed Way—5,700Top 27%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%23,800+371%Top 29%
1080p Ultra—162 fpsTop 30%
1440p Ultra—120 fpsTop 32%
4K Ultra—66 fpsTop 32%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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