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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G Review

GP107 by Samsung The GTX 1050 Ti is Nvidia's latest addition to its Pascal line-up below the GTX 1060. Our review will show how the 14-nm chip, which is produced by Samsung, performs and whether it can compete with AMD in this price segment.

The new GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti graphics cards are based on the new 14 nm process from Samsung for the first time and not the 16 nm processor from TSMC anymore, which is the case for the bigger chips like GTX 1060, 1070, and 1080. The MSI card comes with 4 GB GDDR5 video memory and slightly higher clocks. It offers three video outputs: DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI-D. This means analog monitors cannot be attached without a converter. The cooler is a simple top blower and the graphics card occupies two slots, but is also suited for ITX cases thanks to the short PCB. The official clocks of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G are 1290 MHz base / 1392 Boost and 7008 MHz memory. The clocks are therefore on the reference level from Nvidia. MSI also advertises "Military Class 4 Components" with aluminum-core-CAPs, which are supposed to ensure a long durability.

Specifications GTX 1050 GTX 1050 Ti GTX 1060 3GB GTX 1060 6GB GTX 960
Chip GP107 GP107 GP106 GP106 GM206
Manufactured 14 nm 14 nm 16 nm 16 nm 28 nm
Shader 640 768 1152 1280 1024
Texture Units 40 48 72 80 64
GPU Base Clock 1354 MHz 1290 MHz 1569 MHz 1506 MHz 1126 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1455 MHz 1392 MHz 1936 MHz 1848 MHz 1178 MHz
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB 1.5 MB 1.5 MB 1 MB
Memory Bus 128-bit 128-bit 192-bit 192-bit 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth 112 GB/s 112 GB/s 192 GB/s 192 GB/s 112 GB/s
Memory Size 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB 6 GB 2 GB
Power (Watts) 75 W 75 W 120 W 120 W 120 W

Pascal

Similar to the faster GeForce GTX 1060, 1070 and 1080 chips, the GTX 1050 Ti is based on the modern Pascal generation from Nvidia. It is an evolution of Maxwell and focuses on efficiency. The most important new features are improved video outputs, which are now up to date and ready for high resolution screens with HDR thanks to DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b. More details about architectural improvements like SMP and GeForce Boost 3.0 are available in our dedicated article about Nvidia's Pascal architecture.

Our test system for the following benchmarks consists of these components:

Intel Core i7-4790K (not overclocked), 16 GB DDR3, Asus ZU97-Deluxe, Asus PB287Q 4K Monitor, Samsung SSD 840 Pro (256 GB, System), OCZ Trion 150 SSD (960 GB, Benchmarks), Windows 10 64-bit with all updates as of mid October. The driver was a beta driver for the 1050, which was distributed for the press ahead of the launch.

Synthetic Benchmarks

The GTX 1050 Ti is pretty much on par with the old GTX 960 (desktop) and the GTX 970M (laptop) in the synthetic Futuremark and Unigine benchmarks. The Radeon RX 460 is clearly beaten, but the RX 470 is much faster. The closest GPU from AMD in terms of performance is the old Radeon R9 380.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -1!
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
99.3 pt
AMD Radeon R9 290X -2!
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
94.6 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 -1!
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
90.5 pt
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
88.9 pt
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
84 pt
AMD Radeon R9 380 -1!
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
62.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
59.6 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 -1!
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
58.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M -1!
Acer Predator 17 G9-791-75PV, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
58.2 pt
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
46 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
45.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
42 pt
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
12984 Points +69%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
12186 Points +58%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
11998 Points +56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
11954 Points +55%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
11869 Points +54%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
8218 Points +7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
7912 Points +3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
7696 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Acer Predator 17 G9-791-75PV, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
7594 Points -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
6160 Points -20%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
5979 Points -22%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
5701 Points -26%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
80879 Points +59%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
72213 Points +42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
71472 Points +40%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
66398 Points +30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Acer Predator 17 G9-791-75PV, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
51939 Points +2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
50939 Points
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
50723 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
49088 Points -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
38935 Points -24%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
38182 Points -25%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
34892 Points -32%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
17919 Points +85%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
17738 Points +83%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
17401 Points +80%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
16355 Points +69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
16033 Points +65%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
12191 Points +26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
10683 Points +10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Acer Predator 17 G9-791-75PV, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
9902 Points +2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
9694 Points
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
8607 Points -11%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
8597 Points -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
8391 Points -13%
Unigine Heaven 4.0 - Extreme Preset DX11
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
82.7 fps +72%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
66 fps +38%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
61.1 fps +27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
48 fps
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
45.9 fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Acer Predator 17 G9-791-75PV, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
45.2 fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
43.2 fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
33.9 fps -29%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
33.5 fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
31.2 fps -35%
Unigine Valley 1.0 - 1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
64.2 fps +58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
59.1 fps +45%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
52.3 fps +29%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
47.2 fps +16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
40.7 fps
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
31 fps -24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
27.1 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
23.9 (13.1min - 44.3max) fps -41%

Gaming Benchmarks

The gaming benchmarks show a slight advantage for the GTX 1050 over the old GTX 960 / GTX 970M, but the performance is still very similar. Compared to the modern Polaris GPUs from AMD, the MSI 1050 Ti sits right between the RX 460 and RX 470 and roughly on par with the old R9 280X / 380.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) -10!
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
95.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -8!
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
95.3 pt
AMD Radeon R9 Fury -2!
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
93.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -13!
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
92.8 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 -1!
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
89.3 pt
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) -1!
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
87.6 pt
AMD Radeon R9 390X -9!
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
85 pt
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) -10!
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
82.1 pt
AMD Radeon R9 290X -11!
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
75.8 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) -2!
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
60.4 pt
AMD Radeon R9 380 -11!
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
59.2 pt
AMD Radeon R9 280X -14!
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
57.9 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 -5!
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
57.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M -8!
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
52.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) -2!
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
42.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M -3!
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
40.4 pt
AMD Radeon R7 370 -13!
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
37.5 pt
Overwatch - 1920x1080 Epic (Render Scale 100 %) AA:SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
139 fps +104%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
121 (94min - 147max) fps +78%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
117 (97min) fps +72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
116 fps +71%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
107 fps +57%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
97 (78min - 117max) fps +43%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
94 (77min - 113max) fps +38%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
73 (59min - 88max) fps +7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
68 (58min - 82max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
66.9 fps -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
62.6 (53min) fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
51.2 (44min - 62max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
47.6 (40min - 56max) fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
46.3 (39min - 53max) fps -32%
Doom - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
99.7 fps +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
97.5 (82min) fps +41%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
96 (81min - 122max) fps +39%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
83 (67min - 125max) fps +20%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (68min - 109max) fps +16%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (68min - 109max) fps +16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
69 (58min - 94max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
68 fps -1%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
43.4 (37min - 58max) fps -37%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
41.4 (30min) fps -40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
40.4 (33min - 54max) fps -41%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
27.5 (20min - 43max) fps -60%
Hitman 2016 - 1920x1080 Ultra / On AA:SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
61.5 (35min - 77max) fps +88%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
58.7 (44min - 72max) fps +80%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
61 (45min - 86max) fps +87%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
59.2 (48min - 62max) fps +81%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
58 (43min - 71max) fps +77%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
57.8 (41min) fps +77%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
55.6 (41min - 68max) fps +70%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
55.3 fps +69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
54.4 fps +66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
52 fps +59%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
41 (27min - 54max) fps +25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
36 fps +10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
32.7 (23min - 42max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
31.9 (23min) fps -2%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
29.6 (22min - 36max) fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
26 (18min - 34max) fps -20%
Far Cry Primal - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:SM
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
68 (52min - 83max) fps +66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
67 fps +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
63 (49min) fps +54%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
59 (47min - 76max) fps +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
57 (46min - 73max) fps +39%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
54 (43min - 67max) fps +32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
41 (32min - 49max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
37 fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
36 (28min) fps -12%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
33 (23min - 40max) fps -20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
29 (22min - 34max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
29 (24min - 38max) fps -29%
Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
71.3 (64min) fps +75%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
66.9 fps +64%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
66.5 fps +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
60.2 (54min - 67max) fps +48%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
57 (46min - 66max) fps +40%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
57 (49min - 65max) fps +40%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
54.3 (49min - 59max) fps +33%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
50.5 (47min - 55max) fps +24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
40.7 (37min - 45max) fps
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
39.4 (36min - 43max) fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
38 (35min) fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
36.1 fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
30.4 (26min - 33max) fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
27.9 (24min - 31max) fps -31%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
27.3 (24min - 30max) fps -33%
Just Cause 3 - 1920x1080 Very High / On AA:SM AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
85.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
84.2 (75min) fps
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
82 (72min - 96max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (72min - 90max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
79 (66min - 89max) fps
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
59 (47min - 73max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
52.6 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
50.7 (46min) fps
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
48.6 fps
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
41.3 (36min - 48max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
39 (30min - 45max) fps
Rainbow Six Siege - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
130 fps +65%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
127 (86min - 188max) fps +61%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
120 fps +52%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
120 (77min - 204max) fps +52%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
117 (77min - 186max) fps +48%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
107.6 (67min) fps +36%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
107.6 fps +36%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
79 (56min - 104max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
64.6 (51min - 81max) fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
64.5 fps -18%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
63.5 (22min) fps -20%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
49 (34min - 65max) fps -38%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
40.8 (10min - 109max) fps -48%
Assassin's Creed Syndicate - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:4x MSAA + FX
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
35.3 fps +54%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
33.5 (27min) fps +46%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
32.3 fps +41%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
32 (26min - 39max) fps +40%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
29.1 (23min - 34max) fps +27%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
28.3 (23min - 34max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
25.6 fps +12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
22.9 (18min - 27max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
18.9 (15min) fps -17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
18.9 fps -17%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
17.4 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
14 (11min - 17max) fps -39%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
5 (3min - 8max) fps -78%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
4.3 (2min - 8max) fps -81%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
4.1 (2min - 7max) fps -82%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
3.4 (2min - 5max) fps -85%
Fallout 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (66min - 98max) fps +72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
78 fps +68%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
77.1 fps +66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
73 (59min - 94max) fps +57%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
72.8 fps +57%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
67.6 (52min - 86max) fps +46%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
65 (52min - 80max) fps +40%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
64 (51min - 80max) fps +38%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
46.7 fps +1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
46.4 (38min - 58max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
44.8 fps -3%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
44.7 (35min - 55max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
43.4 (33min) fps -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
35.2 (28min - 45max) fps -24%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
34 (24min - 43max) fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
32.3 (26min - 41max) fps -30%
Anno 2205 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:8x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
33 (31min - 35max) fps +59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
31.9 fps +54%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
30.7 fps +48%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
28.7 (25min - 31max) fps +39%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
27.7 fps +34%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
27.7 (35min - 30max) fps +34%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
26 (23min - 29max) fps +26%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
22.7 (21min - 25max) fps +10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
20.7 (17min - 23max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
20.6 fps 0%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
17.6 fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
16.8 (14min) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
13.4 (12min - 15max) fps -35%
World of Warships - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:High FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
153 (95min - 217max) fps +35%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
134 (85min - 168max) fps +19%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
133 (91min - 162max) fps +18%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
130 (79min - 179max) fps +15%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
124.1 fps +10%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
124 (85min - 156max) fps +10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
113 (86min - 152max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
110.8 fps -2%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
101.1 fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
77 (45min - 106max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
75 (60min - 105max) fps -34%
Mad Max - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AF:12x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
144 (127min - 158max) fps +82%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
136.6 fps +73%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
132 fps +67%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
125 fps +58%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
119 (103min - 131max) fps +51%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
119 (106min - 130max) fps +51%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
116.4 fps +47%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
91.4 (80min - 99max) fps +16%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
84 fps +6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
80.5 fps +2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
79 (72min - 87max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
77.9 (64min) fps -1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
61.5 (55min - 67max) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
57.8 (51min - 66max) fps -27%
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
45.5 (39min - 51max) fps +65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
44.4 fps +61%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
44.3 fps +61%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
43.9 (40min - 49max) fps +60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
42.2 (36min - 49max) fps +53%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
40.8 fps +48%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
40.7 (35min - 45max) fps +48%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
29.9 fps +9%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
29 (25min - 32max) fps +5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
27.7 (21min) fps +1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
27.5 (22min - 32max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
25.8 (19min) fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
23 fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
20.2 (16min - 25max) fps -27%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
51 fps +40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
47.7 fps +31%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
45.6 fps +25%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
41 (20min - 80max) fps +13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
36.4 (22.1min - 102max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
28.3 fps -22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
28 (12min) fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
20.7 fps -43%
Alien: Isolation - 1920x1080 Ultra, On, Shadow Map 2048, HDAO AA:2x SM AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
137 fps +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
134.4 fps +60%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
133 fps +58%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
122 fps +45%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
84 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
80.9 fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
61.3 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
60.9 fps -27%
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (HD Package)
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
103 (65min - 146max) fps +77%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
94.5 fps +62%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
91.4 fps +57%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
84 (57min - 123max) fps +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (52min - 125max) fps +37%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
61.6 fps +6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
58.2 (25min - 165max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
41.2 (28min - 58max) fps -29%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
35.4 fps -39%
Metro: Last Light - 1920x1080 Very High (DX11) AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
92.3 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
90 fps
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
89 fps
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
82.7 fps
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
80 (43min - 143max) fps
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
54.9 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
42 (7min - 95max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
37.2 (24min - 67max) fps
BioShock Infinite - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
121.4 fps +54%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
118 fps +49%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
112.4 fps +42%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
110 (20min - 177max) fps +39%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
80.8 fps +2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
79 (45min - 130max) fps
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
55.3 fps -30%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
55 (9min - 95max) fps -30%
Battlefield 1 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
102 (79min - 109max) fps +63%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
96.9 (86min) fps +55%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
96 (85min - 104max) fps +54%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
89.4 (76min - 96max) fps +43%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
88.5 (72min - 96max) fps +42%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
87 (78min - 93max) fps +39%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
83 (73min - 88max) fps +33%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
62.4 (53min - 68max) fps
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
60.2 (52min - 64max) fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
55.4 (47min) fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
46.6 (38min - 51max) fps -25%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
42.5 (36min - 46max) fps -32%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
40.1 (34min - 43max) fps -36%
Crysis 3 - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:2xSM AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
64.5 (51min - 95max) fps +80%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
60.7 fps +70%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
56.1 fps +57%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
55 fps +54%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
52.6 (45min - 73max) fps +47%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
48.9 (40min - 71max) fps +37%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
39.4 fps +10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
36.1 fps +1%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
35.8 (29min - 54max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
26.2 (21min - 40max) fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
25.3 (21min - 36max) fps -29%
Dragon Age: Inquisition - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality AA:2x MS
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
67.9 fps +70%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
67.4 (51min) fps +69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
66.9 fps +68%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
65.4 fps +64%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
64.1 (48.5min) fps +61%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
53.9 (44.4min) fps +35%
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
60 (52min) fps +50%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
41.6 fps +4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
39.9 (29min) fps
Mirror's Edge Catalyst - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AF:16x
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
81.3 (74min - 86max) fps +75%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
78.3 fps +68%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
76.4 (69min) fps +64%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
72 fps +55%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
70.3 (66min - 75max) fps +51%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
65.9 (53min - 73max) fps +42%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
65.2 (55min - 72max) fps +40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
50 fps +8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
46.5 (43min - 50max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
42.1 (33min) fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
34.2 (29min - 38max) fps -26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
33.5 (30min - 38max) fps -28%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
33.4 (31min - 37max) fps -28%
Star Wars Battlefront - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:FX
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
119 (100min - 137max) fps +95%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-6700K
104.1 (89min) fps +71%
AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sapphire Radeon R9 290X Tri-X OC, Intel Core i7-4790K
104 (92min - 123max) fps +70%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
104 fps +70%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
102.1 fps +67%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, Intel Core i7-6700K
102 fps +67%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
100 (90min - 119max) fps +64%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
94 (78min - 113max) fps +54%
AMD Radeon R9 280X
Asus Z97 Deluxe Desktop i7-4790K, R9 280X, Intel Core i7-4790K
76 (66min - 89max) fps +25%
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
61.3 fps 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
61 (52min - 74max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
60.8 fps 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Schenker W504, Intel Core i7-4700MQ
59 (50min) fps -3%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
52 (43min - 62max) fps -15%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
48.6 (41min - 57max) fps -20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
45.8 (39min - 55max) fps -25%
Battlefield 4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:4x MS
AMD Radeon R9 Fury
XFX Radeon R9 Fury Pro, Intel Core i7-4790K
101 (92min - 122max) fps +53%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
SCHENKER XMG U716, Intel Core i7-6700
99.6 fps +51%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4790K
94 (86min - 114max) fps +42%
AMD Radeon R9 390X
XFX Radeon R9 390X DD Black Edition, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
89.7 fps +36%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, Intel Core i7-4790K
82 (67min - 101max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
77 (62min - 100max) fps +17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Intel Core i7-4790K
66 (58min - 81max) fps
AMD Radeon R9 380
Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
59.5 fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
58 fps -12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, Intel Core i7-6700HQ
43.1 (39min - 54max) fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, Intel Core i7-4790K
38.6 (31min - 48max) fps -42%

Modern and demanding games like No Man's Sky, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Assassin's Creed Syndicate or Anno 2205 can therefore only be played smoothly at Full-HD and High details. The poorly optimized Mafia 3 is limited to Medium details and 1366 x 768 pixels to ensure smooth gameplay. Simpler titles like Battlefield 1, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Doom or Overwatch can also be played smoothly in the highest settings at 1920 x 1080 pixels.

low med. high ultra4K
Metro 2033 (2010) 55.1
Crysis 3 (2013) 35.8
BioShock Infinite (2013) 208 79
Battlefield 4 (2013) 66 30.2
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) 58.2
Alien: Isolation (2014) 84
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) 39.9
GTA V (2015) 36.4
Dirt Rally (2015) 62.1 52.7
The Witcher 3 (2015) 49.4 27.5
Mad Max (2015) 79 26.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 63
World of Warships (2015) 113 35.7
Anno 2205 (2015) 61.8 20.7
Fallout 4 (2015) 46.4
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) 61 21.6
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015) 52.6 22.9
Rainbow Six Siege (2015) 272 181 95 79
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) 48.9 40.7
Far Cry Primal (2016) 135 61 54 41
Hitman 2016 (2016) 88 34.5 32.7
Ashes of the Singularity (2016) 40.4 37.9 12.8
Doom (2016) 69 23.3
Overwatch (2016) 114 68 35.6
Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016) 46.5
No Man's Sky (2016) 79 44.6 20.7
Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016) 61.4 32.7 22.8
FIFA 17 (2016) 187 72
Mafia 3 (2016) 68.2 41.8 22.1
Battlefield 1 (2016) 199 144 69 62.4 25.2
Civilization VI (2016) 57.5 47.3 36.3
Farming Simulator 17 (2016) 113 51.1
Titanfall 2 (2016) 62 56.6 18.5
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (2016) 60.5 26.1
Dishonored 2 (2016) 82 73 41.1 38.7 21.9
Watch Dogs 2 (2016) 45.4 28.5 15.2
Resident Evil 7 (2017) 70 58.4 18.6
For Honor (2017) 198 71.4 68 48.9 19.7
Mass Effect Andromeda (2017) 52.7 34.8 31.4 13.2
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III (2017) 30 25.9
Prey (2017) 143 82 66.6 23
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017) 127 55.1 49.5 35.5 11.4
Fortnite (2018) 65 44.8 12.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 62 33.3 22.7
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018) 35.2 26.6

Performance under load / Throttling

Throttling was no problem for the MSI card. The results were stable (99.6 %) after 20 3DMark Time Spy (Stress Test) runs. The clocks are steady at 1280 MHz in FurMark, and the GPU reached 56 °C and 43 % of the possible fan speed. The clocks were also steady at around 1660 MHz during Witcher 3 with 57 °C for the GPU and 43 % fan speed. The power (Pwr) was the reason for the performance cap (PerfCap) in both tests according to GPU-Z (more than 90 % of the TDP).

Compute Performance

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 6 Compute Units, which are clocked at 1455 MHz (in the case of the MSI card) according to LuxMark. The support OpenCL, DirectCompute or CUDA. The MSI 1050 Ti is once again on par with the GeForce GTX 960 (Desktop) and between the RX 460 and RX 470. RX 470 and GTX 1060 are much faster (+ 56/57 % on average).

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
100 pt
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
74.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
68 pt
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
68 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
66.3 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
43.2 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
43.1 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
42.6 pt
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
37.6 pt
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
35.7 pt
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
34.9 pt
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
2485 Samples/s +111%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
1874 Samples/s +59%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
1773 Samples/s +51%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
1661 Samples/s +41%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
1440 Samples/s +23%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
1319 Samples/s +12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
1179 Samples/s 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
1175 Samples/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
957 Samples/s -19%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
790 Samples/s -33%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
782 Samples/s -33%
Sala GPUs-only
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
3877 Samples/s +80%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
3468 Samples/s +61%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
3020 Samples/s +40%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
3020 Samples/s +40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
2584 Samples/s +20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
2388 Samples/s +11%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
2156 Samples/s
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
1908 Samples/s -12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
1836 Samples/s -15%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
1554 Samples/s -28%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
1486 Samples/s -31%
ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
5084 Points +163%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
3322 Points +72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
3027 Points +57%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
2746 Points +42%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
2475 Points +28%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
2070 Points +7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
1931 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
1686 Points -13%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
1587 Points -18%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
1253 Points -35%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
1180 Points -39%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
3131 Points +187%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
2539 Points +133%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
2447 Points +124%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
2002 Points +83%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
1829 Points +67%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
1236 Points +13%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
1121 Points +3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
1115 Points +2%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
1095 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
1092 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
1024 Points -6%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
2863 Points +124%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
2172 Points +70%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
2162 Points +69%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
1994 Points +56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
1840 Points +44%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
1372 Points +7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
1277 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
1266 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
1224 Points -4%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
1206 Points -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
1172 Points -8%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
1376 Points +131%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
991 Points +66%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
963 Points +62%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
917 Points +54%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
911 Points +53%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
613 Points +3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
596 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
560 Points -6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
529 Points -11%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
479 Points -20%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
388 Points -35%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
1402 Points +135%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
1220 Points +104%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
1039 Points +74%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
985 Points +65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
936 Points +57%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
694 Points +16%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
597 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
578 Points -3%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
536 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
536 Points -10%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
409 Points -31%
1024x600 Normal, Score
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop)
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 1070 OC Bios Desktop PC, 4790K
13856 Points +152%
AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop)
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB Reference, 4790K
9659 Points +76%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Founders Edition 6 GB, 6700K
9266 Points +69%
AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
MSI RX 470 Gaming X 4GB, 4790K
9044 Points +65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
MSI Gaming Z GeForce GTX 970 Desktop PC, 4790K
8549 Points +56%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G Desktop-PC, E3-1230 v3
5743 Points +5%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4790K
5493 Points
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Aorus X3 Plus v5, 6700HQ
5107 Points -7%
AMD Radeon R7 370
MSI Gaming R7 370 2GB, 4790K
4861 Points -12%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
MSI GE72 965M Ti, 6700HQ
4680 Points -15%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
XFX RX-460P4DFG5 Double Dissipation 4 GB, 4790K
4540 Points -17%

Problems

We tested the graphics card for a couple of days but we did not encounter any stability issues or problems during the benchmarks. Only the slightly clattery fan (see section System Noise) affected the good impression a bit.

Video Engine

The video engine should be identical to the bigger Pascal models and therefore be able to de-/encode 4K without significant CPU load. The DVXA Checker did show the same result of supported codecs for the MSI compared to the GTX 1080 Founders Edition and a HEVC 4K Main10 Playback Benchmark ran at 198 FPS and 3 % CPU load.

System Noise

Difference maximum load and idle. The subjective noise level is not inconvenient.
Difference maximum load and idle. The subjective noise level is not inconvenient.

The fan is also running while idling and audible in quiet environments, but not annoying. The card is pretty restrained under load (up to 41 dB(A) for the whole system 15 cm from the card), but not as quiet as the more expensive Gaming X and Z model from MSI (e. g. GTX 1070 in review). Our model also produced some clattering from time to time, which could be fixed by touching the card. Maybe our test model has a manufacturing defect.

Heat Development

Heat distribution at the back under load
Heat distribution at the back under load

Both the internal as well as external temperatures did not reveal any problems. We can measure up to 57 °C at the PCB after one hour of stress and the GPU core only reaches up to 57 °C as well during our tests. Both values are completely uncritical. Thanks to 202 MHz GPU and memory clock, the card drops to very cool 23 °C while idling.

Power Consumption

One obvious advantage of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G is the power consumption. It sets a new record in our system for the idle test and only consumes 4 Watts more the the integrated Intel graphics card of the processor. The results are also very good under load, the efficiency of 0.43 FPS / Watt in the FurMark Test (because of the heavy clock reduction) is only on par with the GTX 970 (0.43) and RX 470 (0.42), respectively, but not comparable with the bigger GTX 1070 (0.77 FPS / Watt) or 1080 (0.7) models.

Verdict

Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 1050 Ti sits right between the Radeon RX 460 and RX 470 in our benchmarks. The difference to the GTX 1060 with 6 GB VRAM is pretty big, while the smaller 3 GB model should be closer to the 1050 Ti due to the memory restrictions. This means the 1050 Ti can handle modern titles 1080p and High up to Ultra details.

The retail price of the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is also between the RX 460 and RX 470 at $139 without taxes.

Our inexpensive test model MSI GeForce GT 1050 Ti is also suited for small ITX cases thanks to the short PCB. Except for the occasional fan clattering, the card convinces with a pretty quiet fan noise and low consumption figures. Build quality and design are okay for the price range, so we can recommend the card in this segment.

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Klaus Hinum, 2016-10-25 (Update: 2022-01-27)