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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
63Inno Score
20Rasterization62.4
20Ray Tracing55.2
21.4Memoryspec-based61.3
86.7Efficiencyspec-based71.3
20.1Compute68.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super wins this graphics card face-off, 63 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+48) and rasterization (+42). 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

  • 77% lower TDP: 75 W vs 320 W
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

  • Stronger rasterization score: 62 vs 20
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 55 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 68 vs 20
  • 1517% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 28,500 vs 1,762
  • 1500% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Announced20162024
ArchitecturePascalAda Lovelace
Process14 nm5 nm+64%
TDP75 W+77%320 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Shading units64010,240+1500%
RT cores—80
Tensor / AI cores—320
Base clock1,354 MHz2,295 MHz+69%
Boost clock1,455 MHz2,550 MHz+75%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
VRAM2 GB16 GB+700%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth112 GB/s736 GB/s+557%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%28,500+1517%Top 8%
3DMark Speed Way—7,600Top 10%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%28,300+460%Top 8%
1080p Ultra—198 fpsTop 8%
1440p Ultra—152 fpsTop 8%
4K Ultra—90 fpsTop 8%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
Upscaling—DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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