| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23% | 52% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 25% | 47% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 29% | 40% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 32% | 35% |
| Genshin Impact | 23% | 53% |
| FIFA 21 | 61% | 23% |
| Microsoft Flight Simulator | 32% | 35% |
| eFootball PES 2021 | 61% | 23% |
| Ghostrunner | 32% | 35% |
| Horizon: Zero Dawn | 27% | 45% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB.
The RTX 2060 has a 75 MHz higher core clock speed and 72 more Texture Mapping Units than the GTX 1050 Ti. This results in the RTX 2060 providing 101.9 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 2060 has a 75 MHz higher core clock speed and 15 more Render Output Units than the GTX 1050 Ti. This results in the RTX 2060 providing 22.9 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 2060 was released over a year more recently than the GTX 1050 Ti, and so the RTX 2060 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 1050 Ti.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1050 Ti has 1024 MB more video memory than the RTX 2060, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1050 Ti also has superior memory performance overall.
The RTX 2060 has 31.9 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GTX 1050 Ti, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 2060 is noticeably better than the GTX 1050 Ti.
The GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 has 1920 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB has 768. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 2060 is 3226 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 1050 Ti is 1443. The RTX 2060 having 1783 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RTX 2060 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GTX 1050 Ti.
The RTX 2060 transistor size technology is 4 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 1050 Ti. This means that the RTX 2060 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 1050 Ti.
The GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 requires 150 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB requires 75 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RTX 2060 and a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the GTX 1050 Ti. The RTX 2060 requires 75 Watts more than the GTX 1050 Ti to run. The difference is significant enough that the RTX 2060 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GTX 1050 Ti.
| Core Speed | 1365 MHz |  | vs | 1290 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1680 MHz | | vs | 1392 MHz | |
| Architecture | Turing | Pascal P107 | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 15 Jan 2019 |  | vs | 18 Oct 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved |  | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.6
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| 2560x1440 | 9.1
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vs | 6.2
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| 3840x2160 | 7.1
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vs | 4.6
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| Memory | 3072 MB | vs | | 4096 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | vs | | 1752 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 192 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 144GB/sec | | vs | 112.1GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 1920 | | vs | 768 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 69% | |
| Technology | 12nm | | vs | 16nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 120 | | vs | 48 | |
| Texture Rate | 163.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 61.9 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 47 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 64.2 GPixel/s | | vs | 41.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 150 Watts | vs | | 75 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 450 Watts | vs | | 300 Watts & 27 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
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| Shader Model | - | vs | | 5 | |
| Open GL | 4.6 | | vs | 4.5 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1440 | | vs | 1920x1080 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 is a mid-range GeForce 20 Series graphics card and considered a great price to performance graphics card based on the Turing architecture. Architecture The Turing architecture represents a process shrink down to 12nm compared to 14nm Pascal. The Turing architecture provides the world's first consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. The GeForce RTX 2060 does support real-time ray-tracing and excels at 1080p screen resolution. GPU It equips a Turing GPU codenamed TU106 which has 1920 Shader Processing Units, 120 TMUs and 47 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1365 MHz and goes up to 1680 MHz, in Boost mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 3GB frame buffer of slower GDDR5 memory compared to the GDDR6 model, running through a 192-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1500MHz, or 14GHz effective. The limited video memory available means the RTX 2060 3GB will struggle at 1440p resolution. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 150W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with an 8-pin power connector. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 2060 3GB GDDR5 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920 x 1080. We recommend a mid-range Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is one of Nvidia's lower end graphics card. It is competing against AMDs more affordable gaming cards, like the newer RX 470. Architecture The Pascal Architecture aims for twice as much performance as the Maxwell Architecture and introduces support for second gen HBM. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed GP107-400 which has 6 SM activated and 768 Shader Processing Units, 48 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1290MHz and goes up to 1392MHz when the Boost Clock is triggered in game. Memory The GPU accesses a 4GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 3504MHz. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it relies entirely on the PCI Slot for power, meaning no extra connectors are required. Performance The GTX 1050 Ti will enable mid level graphics performance on modern AAA 2016 released games. Although there will be variations on this frame rate we expect this card to deliver around 55+ FPS on medium graphics settings at a 1080p screen resolution. Comparatively, this card will be faster than the performance of the outgoing GTX 960 System Suggestions GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a modern CPU like the i5-6500 and 8GB of RAM for minimal system bottleneck. | |||
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