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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 767 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- Up to 17% cheaper than GeForce GTX 980 - $165.95 vs $199.0
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 75 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Performs up to 40% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 1050 - 80 vs 57 FPS
- Up to 14% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 1050 - $2.49 vs $2.91 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 4 vs 2 GB
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
SRhonyra GeForce GTX 1050 4GB Low Profile Graphics Card GDDR5 128 Bit 2 Monitor Video Card HDMI 2.0 Display Port 1.4 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Bus Powered
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GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$199
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
59%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
37%
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 25th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$109 | MSRP | $549 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 112.1 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1354 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1127 MHz |
1455 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1216 MHz |
| 1752 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1050 or GeForce GTX 980
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
29 FPS
$58.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$41.63/FPS
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Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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