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ComputerBase.de - MSI GTX 1050 OC
ComputerBase.de - PALIT GTX 1050Ti

Brutally efficient and highly frugal, the GTX 1050 Ti is a clear winner in its £140/$140 price category, easily outclassing both of the factory overclocked RX 460 4GB models we were sent for testing. What Nvidia has managed to extract from the minuscule 75W offered by the motherboard PCI Express power line is quite remarkable, and as a simple plug-and-go replacement for lower-end desktop PCs, there's nothing on the market quite like it. More remarkable still is that it even has a fair amount of overclocking headroom - and higher-end models that do have the PCI Express power input should easily hit and exceed 2GHz, something we look forward to testing.

However, in terms of price vs performance, it's hard to ignore the charms of the most expensive cards. An additional 35 per cent cash outlay gets you upwards of 60 per cent more performance in the form of the GTX 1060 3GB (albeit with a memory downgrade), while AMD is also aiming to cut prices on the four gig RX 470. It's not as fast as its Nvidia competitor, but provided you have a decent i5 processor or better, it will provide a noticeable higher level of performance.

Let's start with focusing on the 1050 Ti and its alternatives. There's one RX 470 available (as of writing) for the new MSRP – an XFX model – and that's $170 dead. The GTX 1050 Ti should have launch-day cards for $140, with pre-OC cards scaling upwards of $170. Given the current performance metrics we're seeing, it makes more sense for gamers to prioritize an RX 470 at the $170 price-point than a GTX 1050 Ti – but that doesn't mean the 1050 Ti shouldn't be bought. GTX 1050 Ti cards closer to the $140 mark have a big enough price gap (vs. the RX 470) to make a difference in budget builds, and will cater toward the same market segment that the 750 Ti once did. That extra $30 helps go toward a CPU, and at this price range, that's a big deal. We're talking the difference between an i3 and i5.

But if you're looking at the segment closer to $170 rather than $140-$150, the RX 470 makes more sense. That is, it does until you hit the GTX 1060 3GB and RX 480 4GB cards, which we've already got plenty of content on. We'd readily recommend the GTX 1050 Ti over the 4GB RX 460, as the former outperforms the latter in every game we've tested, and the price is about the same ~$140 mark from AIB partners.

Guru3D - MSI GTX 1050/Ti GAMING X
PCGamesHardware.de - MSI GTX 1050 Ti GAMING X/EVGA GTX 1050 Ti SC

Nvidia is adding two new Pascal-based cards to its portfolio—one looks like a winner and the other...well, not so much.
The GeForce GTX 1050 employs the company’s GP107 processor with one of its six SMs disabled. The 640-core GPU operates at a base frequency of 1354 MHz and is complemented by 2 GB of GDDR5 at 7 GT/s. In the DirectX 12 games where AMD’s architecture typically shines, Nvidia manages to hold off the Radeon RX 460 4 GB. In DirectX 11-based titles, it’s quite a bit faster. Only one benchmark—Doom—puts the Radeon on top, and then only by a hair.
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti wields a complete GP107 with all 768 of its CUDA cores enabled and 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. There’s no doubt it’s faster than the vanilla 1050; we’re just not sure the difference is worth $30 more.
The narrow gap between 1050 and 1050 Ti is due at least in part to Nvidia’s 75 W ceiling on both cards. Fitting the 1050 Ti in under that threshold requires lower clock rates, whereas the 1050 spins up a little more freely. Board partners who add a six-pin power connector and exceed the official TDP have plenty of room to overclock and hit more aggressive frequencies. The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4 GB our German team tested is a perfect example; it ran stably at 1900 MHz.

Video Reviews:
BitWit
DigitalFoundry
GamerNexus
HardwareUnboxed - MSI GTX 1050 Ti OC
HardwareUnboxed - MSI GTX 1050 OC
JayzTwoCents
LinusTechTips
Paul’s Hardware

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Also somewhat related AMD bringing the heat from some days ago 🔥 😁 🔥.

AMD: Radeon RX 470 is better choice than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

 

[MyleMan1010]

Isn't the 1050 Ti more matched against the 460 than the 470 though? That's what I gathered anyway. The 1050 Ti not needing the 6 pin power input is big. And the fact that it beats the 460 in Digital Foundrys comparison video is nice as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VCcsL81O8

 

[tim.mbp]

That's a lot of reviews.

 

[kami_sama]

Isn't the 1050 Ti more matched against the 460 than the 470 though? That's what I gathered anyway. The 1050 Ti not needing the 6 pin power input is big. And the fact that it beats the 460 in Digital Foundrys comparison video is nice as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5VCcsL81O8

The 1050 is the match for the 460. The 1050 is a better buy. The 1050ti is the match for the 470, cheaper, but worse performance. It's still a good card, but the extra money the 470 costs is worth it.

Edit: I hadn't thought about the 4GB version. Then yes, the 460 is a ore direct competitor against the 1050ti, at least in pricing. But in performance, the 1050ti is better than the 460, by a lot.

 

[darkness_s]

Isn't the 1050 Ti more matched against the 460 than the 470 though?

Yeah, they both cost around $140 for the 4GB versions.

 

[tim.mbp]

OC3D TV review

He reviewed an Asus card rather than the MSI ones most reviewers seem to have got.

 

[chaobreaker]

I have plans or rebuilding a new PC from scratch in the future, but I want to keep my old build from 2012 for as long as possible. It still has the GTX 560 Ti card I initially bought for it and an i5 2500k CPU. Should I consider getting a 1050 or the AMD equivalent? I just want to be able to play games like Fallout 4 and Dark Souls 3 at decent settings in 1080p. Looking at these benchmarks makes that seem possible.

 

[Lonely1]

I have plans or rebuilding a new PC from scratch in the future, but I want to keep my old build from 2012 for as long as possible. It still has the GTX 560 Ti card I initially bought for it and an i5 2500k CPU. Should I consider getting a 1050 or the AMD equivalent? I just want to be able to play games like Fallout 4 and Dark Souls 3 at decent settings in 1080p. Looking at these benchmarks makes that seem possible.

Just pay a bit more for the 1050Ti.

 

[guit3457]

Yeah, they both cost around $140 for the 4GB versions.

The pricing in Spain is just....minimun 180€ for a gtx 1050ti when you can buy a GTX 470 4GB for 200€. I don't get it.

 

[johancruijff]

any rumour about a fanless version?