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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA's slot-powered budget Pascal card: 640 CUDA cores and 2GB of GDDR5 for $110, needing no external power connector but limited by a 128-bit bus in newer, VRAM-hungry titles.
Pros
- 75W TDP draws power entirely from the PCIe slot, no connector needed
- 640 CUDA cores at up to 1455 MHz boost for capable 1080p gaming at lower settings
- $110 launch price made it an easy prebuilt and small-form-factor upgrade
- 14nm process keeps the card compact, cool, and quiet
Cons
- 2GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus limits headroom in newer, texture-heavy titles
- No power connector also means no headroom for factory overclocking beyond slot power
- Outperformed by the GTX 1050 Ti in any bandwidth- or VRAM-bound scenario
- 640 CUDA cores aren't enough for sustained 1440p or 4K use
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
General
- Announced
- 2016
- Architecture
- Pascal
- Process
- 14 nm
- TDP
- 75 W
- Power connector
- None (slot-powered)
Cores & Clocks
- Shading units
- 640
- Base clock
- 1,354 MHz
- Boost clock
- 1,455 MHz
Memory
- VRAM
- 2 GB
- VRAM type
- GDDR5
- Bus width
- 128 bit
- Bandwidth
- 112 GB/s
Benchmarks
- 3DMark Time Spy
- 1,762Bottom 2%
- PassMark G3D
- 5,052Bottom 2%
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 good in 2026?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 earns an Inno Score of 30.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. NVIDIA's slot-powered budget Pascal card: 640 CUDA cores and 2GB of GDDR5 for $110, needing no external power connector but limited by a 128-bit bus in newer, VRAM-hungry titles.
What are the key specs of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050?
VRAM: 2 GB · Boost clock: 1,455 MHz · TDP: 75 W · 3DMark Time Spy: 1,762
What are the closest alternatives to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
