GeForce GTX 1050 MSI Gaming X 2GB Game Requirement Analysis
Overview
The GeForce GTX 1050 Gaming X 2GB is currently MSI's best version of the latest GeForce GTX 1050 2gb, Nvidia's lower end graphics card designed to compete against the RX 460 or RX 470. This card feature an overclocked boost as well as a Twin Frozr VI cooling system and LEDs.
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 1442MHz and goes up to 1556MHz 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
This card will enable mid level graphics performance on modern AAA 2016 released games. Although there will be variations on this frame rate we expect the Nvidia GTX 1050 Gaming X to deliver around 56+ FPS on medium graphics settings at a 1080p screen resolution.
This card will be ever so slightly faster than the performance of the outgoing GTX 960
System Suggestions
The GeForce GTX 1050 MSI Gaming X Edition is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080 so we recommend 1600x900 so you can get the best out of your graphics settings. We recommend a High-End Processor such as the i5-6500 and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance.