MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5
A 75W TDP and compact 182mm length make this card a standout for low-power builds, drawing all necessary power from the PCIe slot without external connectors. Its dual-fan MSI cooler and 4GB GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus provide reliable 1080p gaming at low-to-medium settings in a quiet, durable package. This card is best for budget-conscious builders upgrading an office PC or small form factor system for esports titles like League of Legends and CS:GO.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average vram (14th percentile)
- Below average ai (15th percentile)
- Below average rt (17th percentile)
- Below average raster (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 14 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 112.1 |
Compute
| Base Clock | 1341 |
| Boost Clock | 1455 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.138 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 6354 |
| GPU Compute | 2661 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 75 |
| Recommended PSU | 250 |
| Power Connectors | 6-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Length | 182 |
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070TI-16G | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1455 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 | 2625 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 75 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | 15.2 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 19.4 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 44.3 | 42.3 | 21.8 | 88.6 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5070TI-16G Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 95.3 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.2 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.9 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99 |
| Gigabyte GAMING OC GV-N5070GAMING OC-12GD Compare | 62.4 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 82.2 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.4 | 74.9 | 69 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.9 | 63.1 | 94 | 88.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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