NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1050 – both GPUs deliver good performance but the 1050 Ti is 13% faster
Sometimes users need versatile machines. These devices have to bring reasonable performance in games, daily tasks, office work, and perhaps a decent battery life as well. And if you want something faster than GeForce MX250 / MX350 but your budget is tight the next logical choice is the good “old” GTX 1050s. The laptops that come with the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or GTX 1050 aren’t the fastest but they will probably do the job in most scenarios like playing games after work or editing some photos after the summer vacation.
But which one is the better choice? Well, we are going to find the answer in this direct comparison with 36 gaming tests and gaming videos. And probably we can ease your choice if you are hesitating which one of these two to pick for your next budget gaming machine.
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Contents
Specs overview
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is the bigger sibling of the regular GTX 1050. The big one has 768 shader units, 32 ROPs, and a bit higher base and boost clocks – 1493 MHz and 1620 MHz respectively. In short, this is from where the extra performance comes from – more shaders and ROPs. It uses the GP107 chip which means that this is a Pascal video card. Just like the non-Ti model, this chip is equipped with up to 4GB GDDR5 video memory with a 128-bit bus and with 7000 MHz frequency, 75W TGP, and it uses a 14nm tech process.
The regular GeForce GTX 1050 isn’t too far away from the Ti model. This is again a 14nm Pascal GP107 video card, that has 640 shader units and 16 ROPs. The base and boost frequencies are 1354 MHz / 1493 MHz while the memory is set to 7000 MHz.
GPU comparison table
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| GPU chip | GP107 | GP107 |
| Shader units | 768 (+20%) | 640 |
| ROPs | 32 (+100%) | 16 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1493 (+10%) | 1354 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1620 (+9%) | 1493 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 7000 | 7000 |
| Memory size (MB) | up to 4GB | up to 4GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 128 | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 75W | 75W |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Technology | 14nm | 14nm |
| RTX capabilities | No | No |
| Release date | 01.2017 | 01.2017 |
| Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Nothing spectacular when it comes to synthetic benchmarks – the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is faster than the GTX 1050 by a normal and expected margin.
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Let’s leave the synthetic tests aside, it’s time for a lot of gaming tests and videos.
| CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 210 fps | 195 fps | 174 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 264 fps (+26%) | 235 fps (+21%) | 176 fps (+1%) |
| DOTA 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 151 fps | 122 fps (+3%) | 109 fps | 89 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 157 fps (+4%) | 119 fps | 111 fps (+2%) | 92 fps (+3%) |
| Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 145 fps | 77 fps (+17%) | 40 fps (+18%) | 24 fps (+20%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 156 fps (+8%) | 66 fps | 34 fps | 20 fps |
| For Honor | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 65 fps (+16%) | 61 fps (+13%) | 48 fps (+17%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 56 fps | 54 fps | 41 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 144 fps (+14%) | 97 fps (+13%) | 89 fps (+14%) | 81 fps (+23%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 126 fps | 86 fps | 78 fps | 66 fps |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 99 fps (+11%) | 66 fps (+16%) | 31 fps (+11%) | 21 fps (+17%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 89 fps | 57 fps | 28 fps | 18 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 48 fps (+12%) | 45 fps (+15%) | 39 fps (+18%) | 24 fps (+20%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 43 fps | 39 fps | 33 fps | 20 fps |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Highest (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 71 fps (+11%) | 40 fps (+11%) | 37 fps (+16%) | 23 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 64 fps | 36 fps | 32 fps | – |
| Doom (2016) | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 96 fps (+14%) | 84 fps (+17%) | 82 fps (+17%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 84 fps | 72 fps | 70 fps |
| Doom Eternal | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 65 fps (+18%) | 60 fps (+18%) | 47 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 55 fps | 51 fps | – |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 43 fps (+10%) | 26 fps (+18%) | 14 fps | – |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 39 fps | 22 fps | – | – |
| Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 55 (+10%) | 24 (+14%) | 11 (+38%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 50 fps | 21 fps | 8 |
| Gears 5 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 82 fps (+6%) | 53 fps (+13%) | 44 fps (+10%) | 33 fps (+6%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 77 fps | 47 fps | 40 fps | 31 fps |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 57 fps (+12%) | 50 fps (+16%) | 41 fps (+17%) | 26 fps (+18%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 51 fps | 43 fps | 35 fps | 22 fps |
| Hearthstone | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 237 fps | 254 fps | 57 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 261 fps (+10%) | 286 fps (+13%) | 57 fps |
| Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 1119 fps | 85 fps (+47%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 202 fps | 58 fps |
| League Of Legends | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, V.High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 230 fps (+13%) | 221 fps (+28%) | 213 fps (+27%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 204 fps | 172 fps | 168 fps |
| Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 361 fps | 156 fps (+16%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 383 fps (+6%) | 135 fps |
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 188 fps (+16%) | 112 fps (+19%) | 69 fps (+21%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 162 fps | 94 fps | 57 fps |
| PUBG | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 83 fps (+12%) | 63 fps (+13%) | 58 fps (+12%) | 50 fps (+14%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 74 fps | 56 fps | 52 fps | 44 fps |
| Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 121 fps (+4%) | 74 fps (+7%) | 63 fps (+13%) | 58 fps (+14%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 116 fps | 69 fps | 56 fps | 51 fps |
| Halo Reach | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Original (Check settings) | Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 154 fps (+6%) | 134 fps | 115 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 145 fps | 134 fps | 122 fps (+6%) |
| Borderlands 3 | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Badass (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 71 fps (+11%) | 50 fps (+19%) | 31 fps (+19%) | 24 (+26%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 64 fps | 42 fps | 26 fps | 19 fps |
| Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 132 fps | 117 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 157 fps (+19%) | 146 fps (+25%) |
| eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 127 fps (+15%) | 77 fps (+17%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 110 fps | 66 fps |
| FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 166 fps | 132 fps (+3%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 214 fps (+29%) | 128 fps |
| The Witcher 3 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 77 fps (+17%) | 56 fps (+17%) | 47 fps (+12%) | 32 fps (+10%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 66 fps | 48 fps | 42 fps | 29 fps |
| Need For Speed Heat | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | – | – | – |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 57 fps | 41 fps | 35 fps |
–
| Apex Legends | Full HD, Min. (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 87 fps (+14%) | 67 fps (+16%) | 47 fps (+12%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 76 fps | 58 fps | 42 fps |
| Battlefield V | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 90 fps (+13%) | 67 fps (+12%) | 55 fps (+15%) | 50 fps (+16%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 80 fps | 60 fps | 48 fps | 43 fps |
| Call Of Duty Modern Warfare | Full HD, V.Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 51 fps (+9%) | 44 fps (+5%) | 33 fps (+10%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 47 fps | 42 fps | 30 fps |
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 79 fps (+23%) | 33 fps (+3%) | 26 fps (+4%) | – |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 64 fps | 32 fps | 25 fps | – |
| Total War Three Kingdoms | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | – | – | – | – |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 85 fps | 46 fps | 27 fps | 19 fps |
–
| Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 160 fps | 140 fps (+34%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 161 fps (+1%) | 104 fps |
| World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 422 fps | 138 fps (+18%) | 66 fps (+20%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 550 fps (+30%) | 117 fps | 55 fps |
| Resident Evil 2 | Full HD, Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, Balanced (Check settings) | Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings) | Full HD, Max (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 75 fps (+14%) | 65 fps (+16%) | 55 fps (+17%) | 46 fps (+39%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 66 fps | 56 fps | 47 fps | 33 fps |
| Far Cry New Dawn | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 60 fps (+15%) | 49 fps (+14%) | 44 fps (+13%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 52 fps | 43 fps | 39 fps |
| Path Of Exile | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 208 fps (+12%) | 71 fps (+13%) | 31 fps (+11%) |
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 185 fps | 63 fps | 28 fps |
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Performance summary (gaming tests)
When the visual details are going up, the GTX 1050 Ti shines more – especially on Ultra Settings. The Ti GPU is 13% faster on average when compared to the GTX 1050.
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1050 | Full HD, Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra | Average difference % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 5% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 13% |
| GeForce GTX 1050 |
Verdict
Given the price difference between the laptops equipped with the GTX 1050 Ti and the ones with the GTX 1050, maybe the bigger GP107 is the better choice if the prices are close. Yes, 13% more performance isn’t a huge margin but sometimes this is the difference between the unplayable game (because of stuttering) and acceptable FPS. When it comes to power consumption and comfort during gameplay, at least our two testing devices we very close in terms of noise which was at acceptable levels.
However, these two GPUs are much faster than their MX cousins like the MX350, MX250, etc. So, if the performance of the MX-based devices isn’t enough for you and the price of the GTX 1650 laptops is too high for you, yes, the GTX 1050 Ti and the GTX 1050 are good budget GPUs that bring performance and value to the table.
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