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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 480

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.39 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Pascal) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 (Ellesmere) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 172 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Speed index
2/100
5/100
FP32
2.14 TFLOPS
5.83 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.39 GHz
1.27 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
256 GB/s
TDP
75 W
150 W
Launch Price
139 $
199 $
61 pts
120 pts

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
GPU ChipGP107-400-A1Polaris 10 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors636
Shader7682304
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units48144
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has the GP107-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 10 XT, which comes from the Ellesmere architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.752 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s256 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 bit
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The graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti clocks at 1.752 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Base Clock1.290 GHz1.120 GHz
Boost Clock1.392 GHz1.266 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
TDP75 W150 W
Tjunction max97 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is powered by -- connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 150 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Fan-Type--Radial
Fan 1--1 x 65 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.4a
DVI1--
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Up to 3 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112_0
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoNo
VP9DecodeNo
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
Length145 mm240 mm
Height111 mm95 mm
Width--35 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 480
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2016Q2/2016
Launch Price139 $199 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2016.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 came on the market in Q2/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL AMD Radeon RX 480 +106.9 %

  1. 20,634
  2. 42,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 480 +129.4 %

  1. 19,889
  2. 45,619

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 41,864

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