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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5

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.

Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.56 GHz · 225 W Speed index 6/100

The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 269 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 is 236 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Speed index
2/100
6/100
FP32
2.14 TFLOPS
7.19 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.39 GHz
1.56 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
269 GB/s
TDP
75 W
225 W
Launch Price
139 $
279 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiAMD Radeon RX 590
GPU ChipGP107-400-A1Polaris 30 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 is based on the graphics chip Polaris 30 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Memory Size4 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.752 GHz2.100 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps8.4 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s269 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 is 8.4 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.100 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Base Clock1.290 GHz1.469 GHz
Boost Clock1.392 GHz1.560 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 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
TDP75 W225 W
Tjunction max97 °C98 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin, 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 has 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Fan-Type--Axial
Fan 1--2 x 95 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.42x DP 1.4
DVI11
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Up to 3 screens can be operated with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

The Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_112
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNon addressable LED
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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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
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 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
Length145 mm260 mm
Height111 mm135 mm
Width--43 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots3 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiSapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2016Q4/2018
Launch Price139 $279 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-no--11289-05
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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

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) Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 +88.2 %

  1. 17 fps (avg)
  2. 32 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 +97.0 %

  1. 33 fps (avg)
  2. 65 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 +97.8 %

  1. 46 fps (avg)
  2. 91 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 Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 +152.0 %

  1. 20,634
  2. 52,003

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Sapphire NITRO+ RX 590 8G G5 +142.9 %

  1. 19,889
  2. 48,319

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. no data
  2. 49,180

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