Gaming with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 – 38 benchmarks and gameplay videos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is still one of the most popular GPUs on the market when it comes to budget gaming laptops. It’s the entry-level model of the GTX lineup and it’s used in many mainstream and budget gaming laptops. If the power of the NVIDIAs MX series isn’t enough for your gaming needs, the GeForce GTX 1050 comes next. Well, it’s not a GPU monstrosity but it still can deliver good fps without stretching your wallet too much. In addition, it’s not that power-hungry like some of the latest NVIDIA RTX video cards.
Meanwhile, you can check out all available laptops with GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5) here:
…and with GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5) here:
Contents
Benchmarks comparison
Before the real gaming tests, let’s see how the GTX 1050 fares against the other competitors in its price range in terms of synthetic performance.
Specs overview
The regular GeForce GTX 1050 isn’t lacking too much behind the Ti model. It’s a 14nm Pascal GP107 video card with 640 shader units and 16 ROPs. The base and boost core clocks are set to 1354 MHz and 1493 MHz. The video card comes up to 4GB GDDR5 memory and the TGP of 75W is more than enough for a chip from this performance class.
GPU comparison table
| GeForce GTX 1050 | |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Pascal |
| GPU chip | GP107 |
| Shader units | 640 |
| ROPs | 16 |
| Base Clock (MHz) | 1354 |
| Boost clock (MHz) | 1493 |
| Memory clock (MHz) | 7000 |
| Memory size (MB) | up to 4GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width (bit) | 128 |
| TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 75W |
| DirectX version | 12.1 |
| Technology | 14nm |
| RTX capabilities | No |
| Release date | 01.2017 |
| Detailed specs | Link |
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
| CS:GO | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 264 fps | 235 fps | 176 fps |
| 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 | 157 fps | 119 fps | 111 fps | 92 fps |
| 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 | 156 fps | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 39 fps | 22 fps | – | – |
| Metro Exodus | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Extreme (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 261 fps | 286 fps | 57 fps |
| Minecraft | Full HD, Minimum (Check settings) | Full HD, Maximum (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 204 fps | 172 fps | 168 fps |
| Rocket League | Full HD, H.Performance (Check settings) | Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 383 fps | 135 fps |
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Epic (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 64 fps | 42 fps | 26 fps | 19 fps |
| Team Fortress 2 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 157 fps | 146 fps |
| eFootball PES 2020 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 110 fps | 66 fps |
| FIFA 20 | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 214 fps | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 85 fps | 46 fps | 27 fps | 19 fps |
| Warframe | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 161 fps | 104 fps |
| World Of Tanks Encore | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1050 | 550 fps | 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 | 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 | 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 | 185 fps | 63 fps | 28 fps |
Verdict
Yes, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 isn’t bad at all. It can run most of the newest games at least on Medium settings with acceptable frame rates. As we said, it’s not a super-fast video card but its performance is enough for unpretentious gamers that don’t need the Ultra quality by any means necessary. You can play the majority of the most popular and light games like CS:GO, Team Fortress 2, World Of Tanks, Warframe, Rocket League, League of Legends, Minecraft, DOTA 2, etc, with high fps and decent details at the same time.
The other games, ergo the newest and heaviest titles like Far Cry New Dawn, ARK: Survival Evolved, Resident Evil 2, Call Of Duty Modern Warfare are not a problem for the GTX 1050 if you don’t mind Medium settings and fps ranging from 30 to 50-ish. So, the GTX 1050 is still a good buy even in 2020.
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Author: Simeon NikolovEditor-in-Chief at LaptopMedia.com with 20+ years of experience in testing and analyzing laptops and mobile devices.
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