NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti compared with GeForce RTX 3050

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1050 Ti	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050
Overview
Released
Released	October 2016	January 2022
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Pascal	Ampere
Shader cores
Shader cores	768	2,560 or 2,304
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,392 MHz	1,780 MHz or 1,470 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	Stock-clock GPU figures from MSI's GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G datasheet, whose card is pictured. First sale on 25 October 2016 is confirmed by GamersNexus launch coverage; the original NVIDIA launch page could not be read.	NVIDIA reference GPU figures; photo shows PNY's stock-clock 8 GB VERTO Dual Fan partner card. The 6 GB revision went on sale on 2 February 2024. NVIDIA also lists different OEM clocks and core counts; a complete independent OEM specification is not published here.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No hardware RT Cores	Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS support	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling
Base clock
Base clock	1,290 MHz for the stock specification; PNY's separate OC model is 1,366 MHz base and 1,480 MHz boost	Original 8 GB is 1.55 GHz and 6 GB is 1.04 GHz on NVIDIA's rounded table; PNY specifies 1,552 MHz and 1,042 MHz respectively. NVIDIA rounds the original boost to 1.78 GHz; PNY gives 1,777 MHz.
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	4 GB GDDR5	8 GB GDDR6 or 6 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	128-bit	128-bit or 96-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	224 GB/s or –
Memory detail
Memory detail	MSI specifies 7,008 MHz effective GDDR5; no unambiguous maker bandwidth figure was established	PNY specifies 14 Gbps GDDR6 for both capacities. Its original 8 GB page publishes 224 GB/sec bandwidth; the 6 GB PDF labels its bandwidth figure as Gbps, so an unambiguous numeric bandwidth is omitted for that revision.
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	75 W	130 W or 70 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	Pictured MSI 4G has DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.0b and dual-link DVI-D; up to three displays	PNY 8 GB VERTO has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a and 1 × HDMI 2.1; PNY 6 GB VERTO lists DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 and DVI-DL, for 3 displays. Check the chosen partner card.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 on MSI's stock-card specification	7680 × 4320 on PNY's specifications; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR, 8K 60 Hz HDR and variable refresh rate
Power connector
Power connector	PNY's stock-clock model takes PCIe slot power; its separate OC model requires one 6-pin. Check the selected partner design.	Original reference specification and PNY 8 GB VERTO require 1 × 8-pin; NVIDIA and PNY specify no auxiliary connector for the 6 GB version
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	300 W on MSI's specification; requirements depend on the system	NVIDIA specifies 550 W for the original 8 GB card and 300 W for 6 GB; requirements depend on the rest of the system
Slot width
Slot width	Partner designs vary; PNY lists its stock-clock card as dual-slot	Partner designs vary; PNY's pictured 8 GB VERTO and its 6 GB VERTO are dual-slot cards
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	No retail Founders Edition; pictured MSI 4G is 177 × 118 × 34 mm and 330 g	No Founders Edition card; pictured PNY 8 GB VERTO is 8.99 × 4.49 × 1.71 inches. PNY 6 GB VERTO is 186.2 × 113 × 38.50 mm.
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	MSI specifies PCIe 3.0 x16 and HDCP 2.2	PNY specifies seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fifth-generation Decoder; its 8 GB board is PCIe 4.0 x8 and 6 GB is PCIe 4.0 x16 with x8 active