GeForce RTX 4090 D vs GTX 1050 Ti

Place in the ranking	331	2
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.02	17.27
Power efficiency	14.98	14.79
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GP107	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	25 October 2016 (8 years ago)	28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 D has 23% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	14592
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	425 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	1,149
Floating-point processing power	2.138 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	176
TMUs	48	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	114

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Ti 16.39

RTX 4090 D 91.70
+459%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1050 Ti 6317

RTX 4090 D 35333
+459%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	50 −440%	270−280 +440%
1440p	29 −452%	160−170 +452%
4K	24 −442%	130−140 +442%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.78	5.92
1440p	4.79	9.99
4K	5.79	12.30

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
−438%

140−150

+438%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 −442%	260−270 +442%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Battlefield 5	53 −447%	290−300 +447%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −438%	140−150 +438%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −453%	210−220 +453%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −445%	240−250 +445%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −424%	550−600 +424%
Hitman 3	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%
Metro Exodus	56 −436%	300−310 +436%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −456%	250−260 +456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 −400%	400−450 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	64 −447%	350−400 +447%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Battlefield 5	44 −445%	240−250 +445%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −438%	140−150 +438%
Far Cry 5	35 −443%	190−200 +443%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −437%	220−230 +437%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −424%	550−600 +424%
Hitman 3	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%
Metro Exodus	46 −443%	250−260 +443%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 −456%	250−260 +456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50 −440%	270−280 +440%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −453%	210−220 +453%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 −442%	130−140 +442%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 −456%	150−160 +456%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −445%	180−190 +445%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −438%	140−150 +438%
Far Cry 5	27 −456%	150−160 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	45 −456%	250−260 +456%
Hitman 3	30−35 −448%	170−180 +448%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45 −456%	250−260 +456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 −458%	240−250 +458%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −438%	140−150 +438%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −449%	450−500 +449%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
−456%

250−260

+456%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −431%	170−180 +431%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −420%	130−140 +420%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Forza Horizon 4	75 −433%	400−450 +433%
Hitman 3	18−20 −426%	100−105 +426%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 −431%	170−180 +431%
Metro Exodus	29 −452%	160−170 +452%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 −433%	160−170 +433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −456%	100−105 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −456%	550−600 +456%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−456%

150−160

+456%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Hitman 3	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −442%	450−500 +442%
Metro Exodus	14 −436%	75−80 +436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −431%	85−90 +431%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −450%	110−120 +450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −459%	95−100 +459%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−433%

80−85
+433%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 440% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 452% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 442% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.39	91.70
Recency	25 October 2016	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	425 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti has 466.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 459.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.