NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X


GPU comparison with benchmarks

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.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 (Blackwell 2.0) and has 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has the GP107-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is based on the graphics chip GB207-300-A1, which comes from the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GPU MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GP107-400-A1 GPU Chip GB207-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Blackwell 2.0
6 Streaming Multiprocessors 20
768 Shader 2560
32 Render Output Units 32
48 Texture Units 80
0 Raytracing Cores 20

Memory

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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR6
1.752 GHz Memory Clock 2.500 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 20.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.290 GHz Base Clock 2.280 GHz
1.392 GHz Boost Clock 2.587 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is powered by connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 130 W.

75 W TDP 130 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 85 °C
PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 2 x 88 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

3 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1b
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v2.1b
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode / Encode
No VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 8 Lanes interface.

145 mm Length 197 mm
111 mm Height 120 mm
-- Width 40 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 478 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 8
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2016.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X came on the market in Q3/2025 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no G5050-8S2
Q4/2016 Release date Q3/2025
139 $ (Reference) Launch Price 249 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
4 GB GDDR5
17 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
4 GB GDDR5
33 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
4 GB GDDR5
46 fps (avg)

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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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