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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

1.5 · 17,693 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
4 GB
CUDA
768
FP32
2.138 TF
Bandwidth
112 GB/s
TDP
75W
Boost
1392 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute2.138 TFLOPS2%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s6%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity4 GB13%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units7684%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency9/10016%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy5,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)2,700pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)780spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute38,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming15
Ray tracing15
AI / Compute16
Creator / 3D15
Power efficiency9
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 18 fps
1080p
32
1440p
15
4K
7
Counter-Strike 2avg 43 fps
1080p
85
1440p
31
4K
13
Fortniteavg 38 fps
1080p
63
1440p
37
4K
13
Battlefield 5avg 34 fps
1080p
49
1440p
35
4K
17
Far Cry 5avg 28 fps
1080p
35
1440p
32
4K
16
Valorantavg 95 fps
1080p
51
1440p
150
4K
85

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
52fps
1440p
32fps
4K
24fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($139) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.69
1440p
$4.91
4K
$5.71
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners like how it runs cool and quiet without needing extra power cables. The usual gripe is that it struggles with newer games, even at low settings.

Pros
  • Plays new games at medium settings
  • Sips power, needs no extra cables
  • Runs cool inside small cases
  • Great value for budget PC builds
Cons
  • VRAM is too low for modern games
  • Needs low settings for new releases
  • No ray tracing or DLSS support

Supported technologies

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Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Pascal
Process node
14 nm
Transistors
3.3 B
SM Count
6
Release date
2016
Launch price
$139
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
768
TMUs
48
ROPs
32
L2 cache
1024 MB
Memory
Size
4 GB
Type
GDDR5
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
112 GB/s
Memory clock
7008 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1291 MHz
Boost clock
1392 MHz
FP32 (float)
2.138 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
2.138 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
45 GPixel/s
Texture rate
66.82 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
75W
Suggested PSU
150W
Power connectors
None
Bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Length
145 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Verdict

Our verdict on the GTX 1050 Ti

The GTX 1050 Ti is a modest 75-watt GPU that runs cool and quiet without needing a power cable.

Get it if you need a basic, low-power GPU for older esports titles or a cheap office PC upgrade with no extra power cables needed. Skip it if you want to play modern AAA games or anything beyond low settings at 1080p.

Buy it if…

  • You want a cheap, no-frills card for 1080p esports.
  • You're building a small PC that only uses slot power.
  • You need a quiet, low-heat upgrade from ancient integrated graphics.
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