NVIDIA Launches the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti Video Cards

In a bid to finally fill out the product lineup before the close of 2016 NVIDIA has launched the final two cards we had expected to see.  The GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti will occupy the low end of the Pascal product line and are designed for those who want to Discover GeForce Gaming.

Currently NVIDIA has released the GTX 1080 which is their Flagship Gaming GPU.  It is quite expensive and also very powerful.  Next on the list we have the GTX 1070 and GTX 1060.  These are what NV would call “Serious Gaming” cards and occupy the mainstream segment for those who appreciate mid to high-end gaming and have a decent budget.

The GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti are a little different and targeted at folks who may have never installed a dedicated graphics card.  I shudder to say this but there are folks who game on IGP (Integrated graphics) or have a discrete graphics card that is so old people are making momma jokes about it.

So, what makes this card so special?

In a word, price.  People in the low-end are price driven and likely pick up keyboards at the thrift store because they don’t know any better.  Granted, that makes good money "cents" but really isn’t helping make your system better.  This is where the GTX 1050 comes in.  The card is a little over a benny, requires no additional power, will run on a 300w PSU and can deliver some serious gaming performance.  At least when compared to whatever you are running.

Specs
GTX 1050
640 Cuda cores 2GB GDDR5 memory
75w TDP
1354 Core / 1455 Boost / 3504 Mem

GTX 1050 Ti
768 Cuda cores, 4GB GDDR5 memory
75w TDP
1290 Core / 1392 Boost / 3504 Mem

There will be no founders edition for the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti.  Instead you will see 100% custom board designs (yay!) with several designed for extensive overclocking.

Look for them to be available on October 25th