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:

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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
ArchitecturePascal
GPU chipGP107
Shader units640
ROPs16
Base Clock (MHz)1354
Boost clock (MHz)1493
Memory clock (MHz)7000
Memory size (MB)up to 4GB
Memory typeGDDR5
Memory bus width (bit)128
TGP (Total Graphics Power)75W
DirectX version12.1
Technology14nm
RTX capabilitiesNo
Release date01.2017
Detailed specsLink

Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GOFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050264 fps235 fps176 fps

 

DOTA 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050157 fps119 fps111 fps92 fps

GTA-V-benchmarks

 

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 1050156 fps66 fps34 fps20 fps

For HonorFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105056 fps54 fps41 fps

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050126 fps86 fps78 fps66 fps

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

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 105089 fps57 fps28 fps18 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon WildlandsFull HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Very High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105043 fps39 fps33 fps20 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 105064 fps36 fps32 fps

Doom (2016)Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105084 fps72 fps70 fps

Doom EternalFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, U.Nightmare (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105055 fps51 fps

Red Dead Redemption 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105039 fps22 fps

Metro ExodusFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Extreme (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105050 fps21 fps8

Gears 5Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105077 fps47 fps40 fps31 fps

Assassin’s Creed OdysseyFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra High (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105051 fps43 fps35 fps22 fps

HearthstoneFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050261 fps286 fps57 fps

 

MinecraftFull HD, Minimum (Check settings)Full HD, Maximum (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050202 fps58 fps

League Of LegendsFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, V.High (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050204 fps172 fps168 fps

Rocket LeagueFull HD, H.Performance (Check settings)Full HD, H.Quality (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050383 fps135 fps

OverwatchFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050162 fps94 fps57 fps

 

PUBGFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105074 fps56 fps52 fps44 fps

Darksiders GenesisFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Mid (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050116 fps69 fps56 fps51 fps

Halo ReachFull HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Original (Check settings)Full HD, Enhanced (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050145 fps134 fps122 fps (+6%)

Borderlands 3Full HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Badass (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105064 fps42 fps26 fps19 fps

Team Fortress 2Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050157 fps146 fps

eFootball PES 2020Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050110 fps66 fps

FIFA 20Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050214 fps128 fps

The Witcher 3Full HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105066 fps48 fps42 fps29 fps

Need For Speed HeatFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105057 fps41 fps35 fps

Apex LegendsFull HD, Min. (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105076 fps58 fps42 fps

Battlefield VFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105080 fps60 fps48 fps43 fps

Call Of Duty Modern WarfareFull HD, V.Low (Check settings)Full HD, Normal (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105047 fps42 fps30 fps

ARK: Survival EvolvedFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Epic (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105064 fps32 fps25 fps

Total War Three KingdomsFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105085 fps46 fps27 fps19 fps

 

WarframeFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050161 fps104 fps

 

World Of Tanks EncoreFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, Medium (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050550 fps117 fps55 fps

 

Resident Evil 2Full HD, Performance (Check settings)Full HD, Balanced (Check settings)Full HD, Graphics P. (Check settings)Full HD, Max (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105066 fps56 fps47 fps33 fps

 

Far Cry New DawnFull HD, Low (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 105052 fps43 fps39 fps

 

Path Of ExileFull HD, Minimum (Check settings)Full HD, High (Check settings)Full HD, MAX (Check settings)
GeForce GTX 1050185 fps63 fps28 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.

All laptops equipped with the GeForce GTX 1050

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