NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
20Rasterization73.5
20Ray Tracing68.5
21.4Memoryspec-based74.6
86.7Efficiencyspec-based55.2
20.1Compute86.3
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 105010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+66) and rasterization (+54). 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
- 83% lower TDP: 75 W vs 450 W
- Lower launch price: $110 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 20
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 69 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 20
- 2460% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 640
- 1943% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 1,762
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2016 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 14 nm | 5 nm+64% |
| TDP | 75 W+83% | 450 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 640 | 16,384+2460% |
| RT cores | — | 128 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 1,354 MHz | 2,235 MHz+65% |
| Boost clock | 1,455 MHz | 2,520 MHz+73% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 2 GB | 24 GB+1100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+800% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 1,762Bottom 2% | 36,000+1943%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 5,052Bottom 2% | 38,500+662%Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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