Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
Personally, I would be tempted to splurge on the GTX 1050 Ti and call it a day, but if your budget only allows for $110 then the GTX 1050 is fine, too, I just hope we see models such as MSI's GTX 1050 2G OC selling at that price.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Oct 2016
Pascal
Architecture
Entry-level
Product Tier
640
Shader Cores
32
ROPs
40
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
2 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
112 GB/s
Bandwidth
75 W
TDP
$198
Price
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Oct 25, 2016Price at Launch:$109
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Pascal
Generation:GTX 10 seriesProduct Tier:Entry-level
VRAM Capacity:2 GBTotal Board Power:75 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:640TMUs:40
ROPs:32L2 Cache:1 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:2 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:7 GbpsMemory Bus:128-bit
Bandwidth:112 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:1.35 GHzBoost Clock:1.45 GHz
FP32 Throughput:1.86 TFLOPsRay Tracing:No
Process Size:14nmProcess Name:Samsung 14nm LPP
Die Size:132 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:75 WPower Connectors:None
Bus Interface:PCIe 3.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort Support:DP 1.4aDSC:No
Max Displays:3
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 pricing

Last 6 months
Price Date
Current $198 Jan 15, 2026
Highest* $199 May 29, 2025
Lowest* $199 May 29, 2025
Average $199
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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Reviews and Ratings

87

Average Score

Based on 6 reviews

9.2

User Score

Based on 7,245 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Superior performance to its Radeon counterpart
  • Fans turn off in idle

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • 2GB of onboard memory isn't very future-proof
  • DVI output no longer includes analog VGA signals

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95

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By TechSpot on
95

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90

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By Trusted Reviews on
90

MSI's overclocked GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card outpunches its AMD rival for significantly lower cost, and can seamlessly slip into prebuilt "big box" computers.

By PCWorld on
81

I pretty much feel the same about GTX 1050 non-Ti, its gaming performance is simply too low for anything serious. Please do yourself a favor and save up a little bit more money to get something like GTX 1050 Ti or maybe RX 470, it will make a huge difference, no matter what games you play.

By TechPowerUp on
80

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By HotHardware on

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