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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 980

    GeForce GTX 1050
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 25 Oct 2016
    GeForce GTX 1050
    GeForce GTX 980
    Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 19 Sep 2014
    GeForce GTX 980

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980
      223%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050

    90 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 980 .
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980

    123% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980

    The GeForce GTX 980 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (52 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 980
    GPU NameGP107 (GP107-300-A1)vsGM204 (GM204-400-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size132 mm²vs398 mm²
    Transistors3,300 millionvs5,200 million
    Shaders640vs2048
    Compute Units5vs16
    Core clock1354 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs32vs64
    TMUs40vs128

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 980
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1752 MHz
    7008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs4096 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 980
    TDP75 wattsvs165 watts
    Release Date25 Oct 2016vs19 Sep 2014

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      43.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      54.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      144.30 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      112.10 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 980
      224.40 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      1733.10 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980
      4616.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      76
    • GeForce GTX 980
      139

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      44
    • GeForce GTX 980
      80

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980
      132

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      44
    • GeForce GTX 980
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      29
    • GeForce GTX 980
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      91

    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
      31
    • GeForce GTX 980
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      73

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      38
    • GeForce GTX 980
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 980
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      23
    • GeForce GTX 980
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      39
    • GeForce GTX 980
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      16
    • GeForce GTX 980
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      21
    • GeForce GTX 980
      57

    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
      20
    • GeForce GTX 980
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Star Wars Battlefront II

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      23
    • GeForce GTX 980
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      19
    • GeForce GTX 980
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

    Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      22
    • GeForce GTX 980
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      13
    • GeForce GTX 980
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      10
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      8
    • GeForce GTX 980
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 980
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      16
    • GeForce GTX 980
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      14
    • GeForce GTX 980
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 980
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

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