The GeForce GTX 1050 is at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $209.96 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 58% cheaper – $149.50 vs $359.46
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 49% less energy – 75 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1050
Oct 25th, 2016
Average FPS
51
78%
Min 1% FPS
22
69%
Price, €
€149.5
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.93/FPS
100%
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€149.50
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€104.50
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GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
65
100%
Min 1% FPS
32
100%
Price, €
€359.46
41%
Value, €/FPS
€5.53/FPS
53%
GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 1050
Oct 25th, 2016
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
112.1 GB/s
50%
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
71%
Texture Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
48%
FP32
1.862 TFLOPS
48%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 1050 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$109.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
75 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 46.56 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| 58.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.862 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
