GeForce GTX 1050 Ti VS GeForce RTX 5090

We are comparing the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the GeForce RTX 5090 ( 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 RTX 5090 is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AND GeForce RTX 5090

Here’s how GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090 stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.

GeForce RTX 5090: 5 advantages

Why GeForce RTX 5090 is the best choice:

5
  • 1379% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (207 vs 14)
  • 1165% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (253 vs 20)
  • 73% higher Boost Clock (2407 MHz vs 1392 MHz)
  • 1897% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (46966 vs 2352)
  • 511% higher PassMark G3D Mark score (38868 vs 6360)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AND GeForce RTX 5090

Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090.

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 RTX 5090
General Info
GPU Name: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GeForce RTX 5090
GPU Type: Discrete Discrete
Codename: GP107 GB202-300
Vendor: NVIDIA NVIDIA
Foundry: Samsung TSMC
Architecture: Pascal Blackwell 2.0
Generation: GeForce 10 GeForce 50
Release Date: October 25, 2016 January 30, 2025
Board Design
Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe Version: 3.0 5.0
PCIe Lanes: 16 x16
Process Size: 14 nm 5 nm
Transistors: 3.3 billion 92.2 billion
Density: 25.0 MTr/mm² 122.93 MTr/mm²
Die Size: 132 mm² 750
Board Length: 145 mm 304 mm
Board Width: 40 mm
Board Height: 111 mm 137 mm
Total Graphics Power (TGP): 75 W 575 W
Graphics Processor
Compute Units: 6 170
Shading Units: 768 21760
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 48 680
Render Output Units (ROPs): 32 176
Tensor Cores: 680
Ray Tracing Cores: 170
Base Clock: 1291 MHz 2017
Boost Clock: 1392 MHz 2407
L1 Cache: 48 KB (per SM) 128KB per cluster
L2 Cache: 1024 KB 96MB shared
Raw Performance
Pixel Fill Rate: 44.54 GPixel/s 423.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate: 66.82 GTexel/s 1,636.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance: 2.138 TFLOPs 104.8 TFLOPs
Memory
Memory Type: GDDR5 GDDR7
Memory Size: 4 GB 32 GB
Memory Bus Width: 128-bit 512-bit
Memory Clock: 1752 MHz 1750
Effective Memory Speed: 7000 Mbps 28000
Bandwidth: 112.1 GB/s 1792
APIs
DirectX: 12 (12_1) 12.2
Vulkan: 1.4 1.4
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 3.0 3.0
CUDA: 6.1 12.0
Ray Tracing: 0 Yes
DLSS: 0 DLSS 4
DisplayPort: 1.4a 2.1b
HDMI: 2.0
Gaming FPS
1080p Ultra (FPS): 20 253
1440p Ultra (FPS): 14 207
4K Ultra (FPS): 125
Benchmarks
3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite 2312 52760
Time Spy 2352 46966
Solar Bay 234280
Port Royal 37963
Fire Strike 7702 87056
Wild Life Extreme 4903 108665
Night Raid 33477 207642
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
Compute Score 21180 419309
Background Blur 56.6 img/sec 333 img/sec
Face Detection 27.4 img/sec 298.5 img/sec
Horizon Detection 0.82 Gpixels/sec 21.7 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 1.2 Gpixels/sec 33.7 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 1.27 Gpixels/sec 34.5 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 2.53 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 66.3 Gpixels/sec 2850 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 1916.5 59146.9 FPS
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark 6360 38868
G2D Mark 655 1412
DirectX 11 44 341
DirectX 12 26 177
GPU Compute 2664 24875 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins High (4K) 624.60
Aztec Ruins Normal 1568.70
Car Chase 1292.00
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) 1244.60
T-Rex 5493.70
Tessellation 13760.70
ALU 2 15791.90
Driver Overhead 2 332.10
API OpenGL
OS Windows
Blender (Rendering)
Blender Score 219 15030
GeekBench 6 ML
Single Precision 4117 53861
Half Precision 3560 81080
Quantized 3084 38938
Image Classification 1518 18948
Image Segmentation 2085 55109
Image Super Resolution 4847 55109
Face Detection 3275 114685
Pose Estimation 16118 344729
Text Classification 1440 4464
Machine Translation 1875 8184
Object Detection 1743 27802
Depth Estimation 6258 85572
Style Transfer 26368 687080
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
FurMark
1080p Vulkan 34140
1440p Vulkan 25722
2160p Vulkan 14577
1080p OpenGL 29565
1440p OpenGL 23398
2160p OpenGL 14161

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 RTX 5090

The charts below visualize how GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090 stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GeForce RTX 5090

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 RTX 5090

Release Timeline of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
3019 days
GeForce RTX 5090

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti was released 8 years, 3 months, 5 days earlier than GeForce RTX 5090.

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 RTX 5090

32 GB GDDR7
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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 RTX 5090
ALL
Overall
Difference: 50
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
48
GeForce RTX 5090
98
Gaming Performance
Difference: 66
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
34
GeForce RTX 5090
100
AI & Machine Learning
Difference: 76
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
23
GeForce RTX 5090
99
Hardware Architecture
Difference: 33
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
59
GeForce RTX 5090
92
Workstation
Difference: 60
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
36
GeForce RTX 5090
96
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 67
Leads
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
19
GeForce RTX 5090
86
Note: If a domain shows no data, it usually means required specs are missing for the item.

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 5090 dominates overall compared to the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. It comes out ahead across every comparable key area.

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