RX 580 vs GTX 1050 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 580

RX 580 vs GTX 1050 Ti

RX 580 vs GTX 1050 Ti

GTX 1050 TiRX 580Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 580
Price $ 129.0 $ 151.0 22 (17%)
Year 2016 2017 1 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 65C 75C 10 (15%)
Max Fan Noise 45dB 45.7dB 0.7 (2%)
Recommended Power Supply 425W 535W 110 (26%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz ($334.99) Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz ($354.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 39.3 FPS 71.4 FPS 32.1 (82%)
Average 1440p Performance 28.8 FPS 51.2 FPS 22.4 (78%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 24.6 FPS 43.3 FPS 18.7 (76%)
Average 4K Performance 17.1 FPS 29.7 FPS 12.6 (74%)
Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 (100%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 4.3 $ 3.2 1.1 (26%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 5.9 $ 4.5 1.4 (24%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 6.9 $ 5.3 1.6 (23%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 9.9 $ 7.7 2.2 (22%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 580
Overall Combination Score 68/100 80/100 12 (18%)

Our Verdict: The RX 580 is faster by 78% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for RX 580 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

The GTX 1060 6GB might be the entry-level flagship of the latest Pascal set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most budget PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 1050 Ti is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 169. NVIDIA ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Pascal graphics card inside the GTX 1050 Ti, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

The GTX 1050 Ti has 4 GB RAM compared to the GTX 950 's 2 GB video memory. In our synthetic benchmarks, the GTX 1050 Ti blows past the GTX 950 and, amazingly, even the GTX 960 as well.

Unfortunately, gaming performance was not quite as impressive. Even if the GTX 1050 Ti consistently delivers frame rate increases over the GTX 950, the gain is not much to justify an upgrade. Whether it is a justifiable upgrade depends on what graphics card you are upgrading from. Users with a GTX 950 will not see a remarkable increase in frame rates after paying more for this GTX 1050 Ti. Similarly, those holding onto R9 380 's R9 280 graphics cards will not have a reason to jump teams yet.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 80 fps to 80 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 80 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 66 fps to 66 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 66 fps.

AMD Radeon RX 580

AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 580, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The RX 580 is much more cheaper than the RX 480 as it costs $ 229. Compare this to the RX 480, which came originally at a price of $ 400. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 1060 6GB which costs $ 254.

Unfortunately, gaming performance was not quite as impressive. Even if the RX 580 consistently delivers frame rate increases over the RX 480, the gain is not much to justify an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Final Fantasy XV, Apex Legends, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, F1 2019, Overwatch 2 at 62 fps to 68 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 65 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Fallout 76, World War Z, Battlefield V, Valorant at 64 fps to 107 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 74 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 93 fps to 93 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 93 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / i7-6700K

The GTX 1050 Ti 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 1050 Ti 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 1050 Ti can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

AMD Radeon RX 580 / i7-7700K

At 1440p, RX 580 can hit 50-60 fps on pretty much everything at ultra, just without antialiasing, less ambient occlusion and turned down shadows. It is clear that the RX 580 is a significantly more capable high-end card that can play AAA titles at 1080p/1440p with 50-60 frames per second. The price/performance ratio is excellent for RX 580 against the competition in budget mid-range cards. In terms of memory, the RX 580 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks.

GTX 1050 Ti vs RX 580 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
Board NumberPG210 C940, D009-04
Length5.7 inches 145 mm 9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power ConnectorsNone 1x 8-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot Dual-slot
TDP75 W 185 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
Boost Clock1392 MHz 1340 MHz
GPU Clock1291 MHz 1257 MHz
Memory Clock1752 MHz 7008 MHz effective 2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 1000 Polaris (RX 500)
Launch Price139 USD 229 USD
ProductionActive Active
Release DateOct 25th, 2016 Apr 18th, 2017

Graphics Features

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
DirectX12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL1.2 2
OpenGL4.6 4.5
Shader Model6.1 6
Vulkan1.1.82 1.1.82

Graphics Processor

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
ArchitecturePascal GCN 4.0
Die Size132 mm² 244 mm²
GPU NameGP107 Polaris 20
GPU VariantGP107-400-A1 Polaris 20 XTX (215-0910038)
Process Size14 nm 14 nm
Transistors3,300 million 5,700 million

Memory

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
Bandwidth112.1 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit 256 bit
Memory Size4096 MB 8192 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5 GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
ROPs32 32
Shading Units768 2304
TMUs48 144

Theoretical Performance

GTX 1050 TiRX 580
FP16 (half) performance33.41 GFLOPS (1:64) 6,175 GFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float) performance2,138 GFLOPS 6,175 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance66.82 GFLOPS (1:32) 385.9 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate44.54 GPixel/s 42.88 GPixel/s
Texture Rate66.82 GTexel/s 193.0 GTexel/s

What GTX is equivalent to RX 580?

In terms of performance, Nvidia's GTX 1060 is roughly equivalent to the 580, but is difficult to find today The 580 itself is a refresh of the earlier RX 480 model, which should be noted.

Which is better RX 570 or GTX 1050 Ti?

Here the RX 570 obliterates the 1050 Ti by almost doubling its performance at both resolutions. At 1080p the Radeon GPU was 93% faster and at 1440p almost averaged 60 fps, while the 1050 Ti struggled with around 30 fps. It's quite incredible that the performance margins can be this extreme.

Is RX 580 high end GPU?

The AMD Radeon RX 580 is a high-end graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Polaris 20 chip. Compared to the Polaris 10 in the similar RX 480, the Polaris 20 is manufacted in an improved 14nm process (LPP+) for higher clock speeds and some power efficiency improvements in idle.

Which is better RX 580 or GTX 1060?

While the RX 580 has clearly aged better, the GTX 1060 6GB hasn't turned out to be a poor choice after all these years either. Current owners of the GTX 1060 6GB may still be content about their investment. In some titles the RX 580 delivers in excess of 20% more frames, but overall performance is still good.