Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti Review: The New Budget King?

Pascal on a budget - Rich reviews the GTX 1050 Ti. It's faster than its AMD equivalent, it's cool, it's quiet and it's got decent enough overclocking potential. But is it in the price vs performance sweet-spot?

[MrNarsisus]

this channel was the reason why i switched from console to PC !!

[nO_dNAL]

I've seen an RX 470 4GB "Red Devil" recently for £165, and some of the 1050 Tis are going for similar money. IMO it makes little sense to buy this over the RX 470 unless power and heat are a major concern. Better yet, the GTX 1060 6GB or RX 480 8GB offer better value for money and should last much longer.

[Clairvoyant]

Would it kill you people to at least watch the video and pay attention?

The RX 470 is included at around 05:00. At that point in the video he also clearly states that the 1050 Ti, just like the RX 460, is a bit too pricey for the performance it offers because the next step up (i.e. GTX 1060 or RX470) is basically just a few bucks away and considerably faster.

Seriously, at least watch the entire video and pay attention. The video is only around 6 minutes long... it's not that hard. Stop complaining that the RX 470 wasn't included or forgotten because "CONSPIRACY!". It's in there.

[rickycarraway]

bought a 1050ti 4 gig card today, running everything like an absolute champ. I bought the last GPU at the store lol

[mxxxwxxx]

seems Rich has already forgotten about RX 470. Nvidia certainly knows how $$ can influence memory of a reviewer.

[XxUltimateGodzXx]

rx 460 dragon edition is $99. Better price to performance.

For the price of the 1050, an rx 470 is over 50% faster for around $20-$30 more.

Amd is the price to performance king.

[detmer]

With current pricing the RX 470 4GB remains king.

[TrueDesire존]

this is the worst budget "king" out there.
in many other countries the 470 and 1050ti cost the same

[RGInquisitor]

Always glad to see Wichard in a video, but what about the RX 470?

[rhysmuir]

in Australia the gtx 1050 ti is $100 more than the cheapest rx 460, and only $30 less than the cheapest rx 470.. I think I'd the rx 470

[LiamE]

The 1050 makes sense in its price bracket.

The bottom end of the 1050ti range makes sense but with the price of cards like the MSI one shown here being only £10 cheaper than an aftermarket cooled 470, the upper end of the 1050ti range makes no sense at all.. Faster than its AMD equivalent? Maybe faster than the card they want you to compare it to, the 460, but it is nowhere near the AMD product available for similar money, the 470.

[tarcal]

Holy shit, the Ti was compared to the 460...? I had huge respect for this channel for its expertise, but this is either deliberate (favoring NVidia) or just a huge oversight, either way, not professional.
The 1050 is in the price range of the 460 and it beats it, indeed. The 1050 Ti is in the price range of the 470 where the 470 beats it by 30% or so for an extra ~$10 or so. No doubt. The 1050 Ti shouldn't be bought in theory, yet it will sell like hotcakes due to 1) videos like this 2) people already assuming NVidia is the best, despite facts speaking for themselves.
So good job DF... (sarcastically).

[toot]

1050 ti is way overpriced the rx 470 is only like 15$ more and close to 40% faster

[anngo]

I really like the fact that in the background you have 2 original 360s and a radeon 6870. Miss those a lot :D

[kickwick]

Finally someone brought up the fact that the 470 costs barely anything more and way out performs the 1050 Thankyou Richard!

[davidlee]

Like serious have you been paid not to include 470's the best value card in the sub 200 bracket?

[Obie]

I bought this Zotac 1050 ti recently for an A10- 7860k (4 ghz) mini atx build. (old IBM retro case) I think this card is fantastic especially since my old Kepler card (gtx 660) was cooking the innards of my poor little rig. I'm able to turn all the fan speed settings down inside my rig. (Quiet) The RX 470 would have been the perfect option if it used less wattage and much less heat. I've been testing this card on Doom, Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel and so far running smooth at 1080p. (Got 60 fps in Doom on ultra) I was a little weary buying this at first but now can see how capable this card really is. Thanks for the review :)

[ching]

I was about to get the 750 TI when this was announced. Glad I waited.

[Simon]

The 1050Ti cost around 155 atm. that's not far away from the RX 470, which is double as fast.
It's right in the middle of the 470 and 460.

[VelvetSky]

maybe you should do 1050ti budget build vs PS4