GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 980
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- GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 980
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GeForce GTX 1050
100%
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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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
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).
Core Configuration
GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 980 | |||
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GPU Name | GP107 (GP107-300-A1) | vs | GM204 (GM204-400-A1) | |
Fab Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm | |
Die Size | 132 mm² | vs | 398 mm² | |
Transistors | 3,300 million | vs | 5,200 million | |
Shaders | 640 | vs | 2048 | |
Compute Units | 5 | vs | 16 | |
Core clock | 1354 MHz | vs | 1127 MHz | |
ROPs | 32 | vs | 64 | |
TMUs | 40 | vs | 128 |
Memory Configuration
GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 980 | |||
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Memory Type | GDDR5 | vs | GDDR5 | |
Bus Width | 128 bit | vs | 256 bit | |
Memory Speed | 1752 MHz 7008 MHz effective |
vs | 1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective |
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Memory Size | 2048 Mb | vs | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 980 | |||
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TDP | 75 watts | vs | 165 watts | |
Release Date | 25 Oct 2016 | vs | 19 Sep 2014 |
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GeForce GTX 1050
43. 30 GP/s
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GeForce GTX 980
72.10 GP/s
GigaPixels — higher is better
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GeForce GTX 1050
54.20 GT/s
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GeForce GTX 980
144.30 GT/s
GigaTexels — higher is better
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GeForce GTX 1050
112.10 GB/s
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GeForce GTX 980
224.40 GB/s
GB/s — higher is better
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GeForce GTX 1050
1733.10 GFLOPs
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GeForce GTX 980
4616.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs — higher is better
DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF
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GeForce GTX 1050
76
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GeForce GTX 980
139
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
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GeForce GTX 1050
40
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GeForce GTX 980
80
FPS (higher is better)
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
44
-
GeForce GTX 980
80
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
30
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GeForce GTX 980
56
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
38
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GeForce GTX 980
132
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
35
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GeForce GTX 980
70
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
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GeForce GTX 1050
44
-
GeForce GTX 980
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
40
-
GeForce GTX 980
85
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
32
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GeForce GTX 980
59
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
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GeForce GTX 1050
58
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GeForce GTX 980
88
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
24
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GeForce GTX 980
62
FPS (higher is better)
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
29
-
GeForce GTX 980
57
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
35
-
GeForce GTX 980
91
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
31
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GeForce GTX 980
76
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
35
-
GeForce GTX 980
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
38
-
GeForce GTX 980
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
35
-
GeForce GTX 980
76
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
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GeForce GTX 1050
33
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GeForce GTX 980
60
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
33
-
GeForce GTX 980
67
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
24
-
GeForce GTX 980
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
28
-
GeForce GTX 980
52
FPS (higher is better)
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10×64
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GeForce GTX 1050
32
-
GeForce GTX 980
64
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF
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GeForce GTX 1050
55
-
GeForce GTX 980
97
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
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GeForce GTX 1050
26
-
GeForce GTX 980
52
FPS (higher is better)
High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
25
-
GeForce GTX 980
50
FPS (higher is better)
Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
30
-
GeForce GTX 980
59
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
27
-
GeForce GTX 980
43
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
35
-
GeForce GTX 980
83
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
22
-
GeForce GTX 980
47
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Very High Settings
-
GeForce GTX 1050
28
-
GeForce GTX 980
49
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
26
-
GeForce GTX 980
55
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
23
-
GeForce GTX 980
44
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
-
GeForce GTX 1050
39
-
GeForce GTX 980
61
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
18
-
GeForce GTX 980
45
FPS (higher is better)
Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
16
-
GeForce GTX 980
34
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
21
-
GeForce GTX 980
57
FPS (higher is better)
Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
20
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GeForce GTX 980
56
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
26
-
GeForce GTX 980
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
24
-
GeForce GTX 980
54
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
26
-
GeForce GTX 980
54
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
-
GeForce GTX 1050
25
-
GeForce GTX 980
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
23
-
GeForce GTX 980
48
FPS (higher is better)
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
-
GeForce GTX 1050
18
-
GeForce GTX 980
50
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
19
-
GeForce GTX 980
35
FPS (higher is better)
Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10×64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
22
-
GeForce GTX 980
35
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
13
-
GeForce GTX 980
30
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
10
-
GeForce GTX 980
25
FPS (higher is better)
Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
8
-
GeForce GTX 980
25
FPS (higher is better)
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
5
-
GeForce GTX 980
28
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
16
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GeForce GTX 980
32
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64
-
GeForce GTX 1050
14
-
GeForce GTX 980
31
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
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GeForce GTX 1050
5
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GeForce GTX 980
19
FPS (higher is better)
VS | ||
GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB |
VS | ||
GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti |
VS | ||
GeForce GTX 980 | GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
VS | ||
GeForce GTX 980 | Radeon RX 580 |
VS | ||
Radeon RX 5500 | GeForce GTX 1660 |
VS | ||
GeForce GTX 1660 | Radeon R9 Nano |
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GeForce GTX 980 vs GeForce GTX 1050
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
No items available
Availability
MSRP in USD: $109
No items available
Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 767 days older than GeForce GTX 1050.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VALORANT
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
278
100%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
FPS Winner
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
FPS
216
71%
Value, $/FPS
Price, $
Resolution
1920×1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
278
FPS
216
FPS
VALORANT
618
FPS
480
FPS
League of Legends
146
FPS
115
FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
157
FPS
124
FPS
Fortnite
377
FPS
297
FPS
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 980
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
77. 82 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1050
Desktop • Oct 25th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
46.56 GPixel/s
33%
Texel Fillrate
58.2 GTexel/s
-67%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
vs |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
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Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date |
Oct 25th, 2016 |
GeForce 900 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$549 | MSRP |
$109 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop |
Segment |
Desktop |
4 GB |
Memory | 2 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s |
Bandwidth | 112. 1 GB/s |
1127 MHz | Base Clock Speed |
1354 MHz |
1216 MHz | Boost Clock Speed |
1455 MHz |
1753 MHz |
Memory Clock Speed | 1752 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 980 or GeForce GTX 1050
VALORANT, 1080p, High
2022 HP TG01 Pavilion Gaming Desktop PC
208
FPS
$
5.26
/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,095
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
2022 HP TP01 Pavilion Business Desktop PC
151
FPS
$
5.79
/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$874. 99
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
ROG Strix GL10CS Gaming Desktop PC
157
FPS
$
8.91
/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,399
In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
2022 DELL XPS 8940 Desktop PC
181
FPS
$
7.73
/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,399.99
In Stock
Updated 78 minutes ago
2022 HP TE01 Envy Business Desktop PC
151
FPS
$
8.