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.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is 519 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.
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.
Memory
Memory
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Memory Size
4 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.752 GHz
2.500 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
320 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Base Clock
1.290 GHz
2.280 GHz
Boost Clock
1.392 GHz
2.587 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
TDP
75 W
130 W
Tjunction max
97 °C
85 °C
PCIe-Power
--
1 x 8-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 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.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Fan-Type
--
Axial
Fan 1
--
2 x 88 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
--
0 dB
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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.
Connectivity
Connectivity
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Max. Displays
3
4
HDCP
2.2
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.4
3x DP 2.1b
DVI
1
--
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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.
Featureset
Featureset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
No
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No 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 MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode
Decode / Encode
AV1
No
Decode / Encode
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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
Dimensions
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI GeForce RTX 5050 SHADOW 2X
Length
145 mm
197 mm
Height
111 mm
120 mm
Width
--
40 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
--
478 g
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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 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.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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.
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