GeForce GTX 1050 Ti VS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

We are comparing the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti ( NVIDIA ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.

Note: This comparison of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.

Last Updated: August 21, 2026

KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AND GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Here’s how GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: 1 advantage GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: 5 advantages

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

1
  • 13% smaller process node (14 nm vs 16 nm)

Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

5
  • 357% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (64 vs 14)
  • 340% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (88 vs 20)
  • 14% higher Boost Clock (1582 MHz vs 1392 MHz)
  • 324% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (9982 vs 2352)
  • 192% higher PassMark G3D Mark score (18589 vs 6360)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AND GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.

Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.

If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.

Specification GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
General Info
GPU Name: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GPU Type: Discrete Discrete
Codename: GP107 GP102
Vendor: NVIDIA NVIDIA
Foundry: Samsung TSMC
Architecture: Pascal Pascal
Generation: GeForce 10 GeForce 10
Release Date: October 25, 2016 March 10, 2017
Board Design
Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe Version: 3.0 3.0
PCIe Lanes: 16 16
Process Size: 14 nm 16 nm
Transistors: 3.3 billion 11.8 billion
Density: 25.0 MTr/mm² 25.1 MTr/mm²
Die Size: 132 mm² 471 mm²
Board Length: 145 mm 267 mm
Board Width: 40 mm
Board Height: 111 mm 112 mm
Total Graphics Power (TGP): 75 W 250 W
Graphics Processor
Compute Units: 6 28
Shading Units: 768 3584
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 48 224
Render Output Units (ROPs): 32 88
Base Clock: 1291 MHz 1481 MHz
Boost Clock: 1392 MHz 1582 MHz
L1 Cache: 48 KB (per SM) 48 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache: 1024 KB 2.75 MB
Raw Performance
Pixel Fill Rate: 44.54 GPixel/s 139.2 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate: 66.82 GTexel/s 354.4 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance: 2.138 TFLOPs 11.34 TFLOPs
Memory
Memory Type: GDDR5 GDDR5X
Memory Size: 4 GB 11 GB
Memory Bus Width: 128-bit 352-bit
Memory Clock: 1752 MHz 1376 MHz
Effective Memory Speed: 7000 Mbps 11000 Mbps
Bandwidth: 112.1 GB/s 484.4 GB/s
APIs
DirectX: 12 (12_1) 12.1
Vulkan: 1.4 1.4
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 3.0 3.0
CUDA: 6.1 6.1
DisplayPort: 1.4a 1.4a
HDMI: 2.0 2.0
Gaming FPS
1080p Ultra (FPS): 20 88
1440p Ultra (FPS): 14 64
4K Ultra (FPS): 36
Benchmarks
3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite 2312 9656
Time Spy 2352 9982
Solar Bay 26153
Port Royal 2261
Fire Strike 7702 29330
Wild Life Extreme 4903 20148
Night Raid 33477 95651
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
Compute Score 21180 74966
Background Blur 56.6 img/sec 200.9 img/sec
Face Detection 27.4 img/sec 88.6 img/sec
Horizon Detection 0.82 Gpixels/sec 3.55 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 1.2 Gpixels/sec 5.57 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.27 Gpixels/sec 5.79 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.33 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 66.3 Gpixels/sec 265.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 1916.5 6315.6
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark 6360 18589
G2D Mark 655 940
DirectX 11 44 151
DirectX 12 26 66
GPU Compute 2664 9593
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins High (4K) 118.70
Aztec Ruins Normal 583.60
Car Chase 533.80
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) 507.10
T-Rex 2784.70
Tessellation 3894.30
ALU 2 7894.60
Driver Overhead 2 273.30
API OpenGL
OS Windows
Blender (Rendering)
Blender Score 219 869
GeekBench 6 ML
Single Precision 4117 12690
Half Precision 3560 12039
Quantized 3084 8644
Image Classification 1518 3882
Image Segmentation 2085 7960
Image Super Resolution 4847 14401
Face Detection 3275 13001
Pose Estimation 16118 72329
Text Classification 1440 1910
Machine Translation 1875 3577
Object Detection 1743 4757
Depth Estimation 6258 20303
Style Transfer 26368 164740
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
FurMark
1080p Vulkan 8252
1440p Vulkan 5624
2160p Vulkan 2817
1080p OpenGL 7501
1440p OpenGL 5508
2160p OpenGL 3004

Tip: indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AND GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

The charts below visualize how GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Bullet Chart Comparison

Market Top is the best score found. Colored bars are % of market top (0 to 100).
Market Top
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Release Timeline of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
136 days
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti was released 4 months, 13 days earlier than GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.

Value For Money Calculator

Prices use available launch or current data. Enter your own prices to see which GPU gives better value.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

4 GB GDDR5
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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

11 GB GDDR5X
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Domain Score Summary

Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
ALL
Overall
Difference: 14
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
48
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
62
Gaming Performance
Difference: 22
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
34
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
56
AI & Machine Learning
Difference: 16
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
23
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
39
Hardware Architecture
Difference: 3
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
60
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
63
Workstation
Difference: 16
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
36
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
52
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 3
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
19
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
22
Note: If a domain shows no data, it usually means required specs are missing for the item.

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is clearly better overall compared to the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. It comes out ahead across every comparable key area.

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