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Graphics card comparison

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs GeForce GTX 1050

Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

3072 Mb GDDR5 Released 21 May 2018 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
Nvidia

GeForce GTX 1050

2048 Mb GDDR5 Released 25 Oct 2016 DESKTOP
GeForce GTX 1050

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB110%
  • GeForce GTX 1050100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

  • 10% higher gaming performance.
  • This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050

  • Supports PhysX
  • Supports G-Sync
  • Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
  • Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
  • Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

The GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (20 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GBGeForce GTX 1050
GPU NameGP107 (GP107-301-A1)GP107 (GP107-300-A1)
Fab Process14 nm14 nm
Die Size132 mm²132 mm²
Transistors3,300 million3,300 million
Shaders768640
Compute Units65
Core clock1392 MHz1354 MHz
ROPs2432
TMUs4840

Memory configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GBGeForce GTX 1050
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width96 bit128 bit
Memory Speed1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective		1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective
Memory Size3072 Mb2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1050 3 GBGeForce GTX 1050
TDP75 watts75 watts
Release Date21 May 201825 Oct 2016

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB36.43 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 105043.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB72.86 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 105054.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB84.10 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1050112.10 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB2332.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 10501733.10 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB56
  • GeForce GTX 105041

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB46
  • GeForce GTX 105044

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB35
  • GeForce GTX 105033

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB39
  • GeForce GTX 105035

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB62
  • GeForce GTX 105058

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB32
  • GeForce GTX 105029

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB26
  • GeForce GTX 105024

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB41
  • GeForce GTX 105038

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB33
  • GeForce GTX 105032

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB37
  • GeForce GTX 105031

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB32
  • GeForce GTX 105030

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB22
  • GeForce GTX 105021

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB26
  • GeForce GTX 105022

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB25
  • GeForce GTX 105023

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB41
  • GeForce GTX 105039

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB18
  • GeForce GTX 105016

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB18
  • GeForce GTX 105016

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB26
  • GeForce GTX 105024

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB26
  • GeForce GTX 105025

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB24
  • GeForce GTX 105022

FPS (higher is better)

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