GTX 1050 review compilation thread

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GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:22 am

GTX 1050 2GB - In brief: good 1080p card for lighter weight games. May need to dial down textures for 2GB RAM. 1080p performance is ~10% faster than RX 460, slightly slower than GTX 960 and ~22% slower GTX 1050 Ti. 75W TDP, but OEM stock OC'ed cards may use yy-zzW at stress loads. DVI is digital only. DisplayPort is 1.2 certified and 1.3/1.4 ready as well as HDMI 2.0b compatible. No SLI.
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MSI GTX 1050 GAMING X(9.06" length, 5.12" height, dual slot (xx"), 6-pin PEG. 1 DP, 1 HDMI, 1 Dual-link DVI). Passive to 60C.
Techpowerup
Guru3D
ComputerBase

MSI GTX 1050 2G OC(6.89" length, xx" height, dual slot (xx"), no PEG. 1 DP, 1 HDMI, 1 Dual-link DVI). Not passive at idle.
ComputerBase

EVGA GTX 1050 SC Gaming(5.71" length, 4.37" height, dual slot (xx"), no PEG. 1 DP, 1 HDMI, 1 Dual-link DVI). Not passive at idle.
Hexus

Asus GTX 1050 Strix(9.45" length, xx" height, dual slot (xx"), 6-pin PEG. 1 DP, 1 HDMI, 2 Dual-link DVI). passive to 60C.
ComputerBase

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:06 am

First reviews are up.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:00 am

EVGA SC Gaming @ Hexus added.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:50 am

MSI Gaming X and Asus Strix @ ComputerBase added.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by quest_for_silence » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:59 am

CA_Steve wrote:MSI GTX 1050 GAMING X(9.06" length, 5.12" height, dual slot (xx"), 6-pin PEG. 1 DP, 1 HDMI, 1 Dual-link DVI). Passive to 60C.
Tom's Hardware

Didn't THG actually tested/reported just the Ti 4Gb version?

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Fri Jan 13, 2017 8:38 am

yep. deleted.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by szulik » Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:58 am

One short comment re. MSI 1050 Gaming X 2G and TechpowerUp review: They measured 3-4W of power consumption of the GPU card. Unfortunately it's not true. With iGPU my whole system in idle Windows 10 (5 minutes after boot) consumes 17W, with MSI 1050 Gaming X card it is 24W. Leds are switched off, silent mode on.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by CA_Steve » Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:09 pm

szulik wrote:One short comment re. MSI 1050 Gaming X 2G and TechpowerUp review: They measured 3-4W of power consumption of the GPU card. Unfortunately it's not true. With iGPU my whole system in idle Windows 10 (5 minutes after boot) consumes 17W, with MSI 1050 Gaming X card it is 24W. Leds are switched off, silent mode on.
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Yep, 6-10W idle power is typical for gfx cards these days.

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Re: GTX 1050 review compilation thread

Post by Derek Semeraro » Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:16 pm

At $100-110, the GTX 1050 is an optimal entry-level video card. Most cheaper cards are significantly weaker in performance and are not a good value. Builders with a larger budget may want to upgrade to the 1050 Ti or the 1060 (3 GB), but in each case, those cards offer a proportional increase in performance relative to their price.

The 1050 is roughly comparable to the Playstation 4's graphical performance. It can get 60+ frames per second on low-budget, indie and e-sport games, but can play big-budget titles at roughly 30 frames. It will remain a decent video card before it becomes obsolete at the very end of the decade. For video editing as a living or a passion, try to go for a stronger card.

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