GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 25 Oct 2016
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GeForce GTX 970
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 970

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    143%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

73 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 970 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

43% higher gaming performance.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 970

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (57 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 970
GPU NameGP107 (GP107-400-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
Die Size132 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors3,300 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders768vs1664
Compute Units6vs13
Core clock1290 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs32vs56
TMUs48vs104

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 970
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 970
TDP75 wattsvs148 watts
Release Date25 Oct 2016vs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    41.30 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    61.90 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    109.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    112.10 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    1981.40 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 970
    3494.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 970
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    49
  • GeForce GTX 970
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    34
  • GeForce GTX 970
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    75
  • GeForce GTX 970
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    47
  • GeForce GTX 970
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    54
  • GeForce GTX 970
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • GeForce GTX 970
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    65
  • GeForce GTX 970
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    33
  • GeForce GTX 970
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    33
  • GeForce GTX 970
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    44
  • GeForce GTX 970
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 970
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    39
  • GeForce GTX 970
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    50
  • GeForce GTX 970
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 970
    66

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    38
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 970
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 970
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    34
  • GeForce GTX 970
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    47
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    28
  • GeForce GTX 970
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    35
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • GeForce GTX 970
    39

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • GeForce GTX 970
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • GeForce GTX 970
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    22
  • GeForce GTX 970
    31

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • GeForce GTX 970
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • GeForce GTX 970
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 970
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    45

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    29
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    27
  • GeForce GTX 970
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 970
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 970
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    19
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    14
  • GeForce GTX 970
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    15
  • GeForce GTX 970
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    13
  • GeForce GTX 970
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    10
  • GeForce GTX 970
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    17
  • GeForce GTX 970
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    16
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    17
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    11
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    10
  • GeForce GTX 970
    16

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    13
  • GeForce GTX 970
    19

FPS (higher is better)