Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition | GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 33% | 75% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 39% | 60% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 41% | 55% |
| Hitman 3 | 13% | 128% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 6% | 147% |
| FIFA 21 | 66% | 12% |
| Far Cry 6 | 3% | 153% |
| Genshin Impact | 33% | 75% |
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 4% | 151% |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 35% | 69% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050.
The GTX 1080 has a 354 MHz higher core clock speed and 120 more Texture Mapping Units than the GeForce GTX 1050. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 219.1 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GTX 1080 has a 354 MHz higher core clock speed and 32 more Render Output Units than the GeForce GTX 1050. This results in the GTX 1080 providing 66 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GeForce GTX 1050 was released less than a year after the GTX 1080, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The GTX 1080 has 6144 MB more video memory than the GeForce GTX 1050, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 1080 also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 1080 has 211.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GeForce GTX 1050, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 1080 is massively better than the GeForce GTX 1050.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 1050 has 640. However, the actual shader performance of the GTX 1080 is 6383 and the actual shader performance of the GeForce GTX 1050 is 1257. The GTX 1080 having 5126 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 1080 delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GeForce GTX 1050.
The GeForce GTX 1050 transistor size technology is 2 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GTX 1080. This means that the GeForce GTX 1050 is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GTX 1080.
The GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition requires 180 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 1050 requires 75 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the GTX 1080 and a PSU with at least 300 Watts for the GeForce GTX 1050. The GTX 1080 requires 105 Watts more than the GeForce GTX 1050 to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 1080 may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GeForce GTX 1050.
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 69.2 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 105.8 FPS on Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 157.4 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 29.6 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 67.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 47.3 FPS on Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands
GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition gets 103.5 FPS on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
| Core Speed | 1708 MHz |  | vs | 1354 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1847 MHz | | vs | 1455 MHz | |
| Architecture | Pascal P104-400-A1 | Pascal P107 | |||
| OC Potential | Fair |
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vs | None | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 27 May 2016 | vs | | 01 Nov 2016 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 10
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10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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vs | |
10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.1
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| 2560x1440 | 9.7
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vs | 5.8
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| 3840x2160 | 7.7
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vs | 4.3
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 2048 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1263 MHz | vs | | 1752 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR5X | | vs | | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 323.3GB/sec | | vs | 112.1GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | 1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | yes | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 640 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 60% | |
| Technology | 16nm | vs | | 14nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 40 | |
| Texture Rate | 273.3 GTexel/s | | vs | 54.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 32 | |
| Pixel Rate | 109.3 GPixel/s | | vs | 43.3 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | | 7680x4320 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 180 Watts | vs | | 75 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | vs | | 300 Watts & 27 Amps | |
| DirectX | 12.1 | | vs | | 12.1 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 2560x1600 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V |  |  | vs | | | Performance Value | |
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| Mini Review | Overview GeForce GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X 8GB Edition is a Special Edition of NVIDIA's High-End GeForce GTX 1080, created by MSI. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit has been increased from 1607MHz to 1708MHz, whereas the Boost Clock can now achieve 1847MHz, instead of 1733MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock The Operating Memory Clock has been increased from 1250MHZ to 1263MHz. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Just like in games, the exclusive MSI TORX 2.0 Fan technology uses the power of teamwork to allow the TWIN FROZR VI to achieve new levels of cool. TORX 2.0 Fan design generates 22% more air pressure for supremely silent performance in the heat of battle. Performance At 1920x1080, Benchmarks Indicate a 5% Performance Boost over the Reference GeForce GTX 1080. This goes up to 7% at 3840x2160. | Overview The latest GeForce GTX 1050 is Nvidia's lower end graphics card, designed to compete against AMDs more affordable gaming cards, like the RX 460 or RX 470 and expected to replace the outgoing GTX 960. Architecture The Pascal Architecture aims for twice as much performance as the Maxwell Architecture and Introduces support for Second Gen HBM. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed GP107-400 which has 5 SM activated and thus 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1354MHz and goes up to 1455MHz with the Boost Clock. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the memory clock Operates at 3504MHz which is outstanding. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it relies entirely on the PCI Slot for power, meaning no extra connectors are required. Performance The GTX 1050 will enable mid level graphics performance on modern AAA 2016 released games. Although there will be variations on this frame rate we expect this card to deliver around 50+ FPS on medium graphics settings at a 1080p screen resolution. Comparatively, this card will have slightly faster performance than the GTX 960. System Suggestions The GeForce GTX 1050 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080, so our recommendation would be to use 1600x900 in order to get the most out of your settings. We recommend a high-end processor such as the i5-6500 and 8GB of RAM for optimal performance. | |||
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