NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 42% higher core clock speed: 1493 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1620 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 97% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 148 Watt
  • 1001.1x more memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • 6.3x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2340 vs 369
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2017 vs 19 September 2014
Core clock speed 1493 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Boost clock speed 1620 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 148 Watt
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2340 vs 369

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Around 40% higher texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 77.76 GTexel / s
  • 2.2x more pipelines: 1664 vs 768
  • Around 58% better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 2,488 gflops
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 5918
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 323
  • Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 20732
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 75.758
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 843.503
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 5.071
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.714 vs 24.676
  • Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 301.168
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 8496
  • Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 8496
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 109 billion / sec vs 77.76 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1664 vs 768
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops vs 2,488 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9640 vs 5918
PassMark - G2D Mark 766 vs 323
Geekbench - OpenCL 28498 vs 20732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.107 vs 75.758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1225.96 vs 843.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.737 vs 5.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.714 vs 24.676
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 490.688 vs 301.168
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 vs 8496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 3687
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3340 vs 3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 vs 8496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 3687
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3340 vs 3336

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5918
9640
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
323
766
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
20732
28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
75.758
105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
843.503
1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.071
8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.676
35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
301.168
490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8496
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3687
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8496
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3687
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3336
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2340
369
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark 5918 9640
PassMark - G2D Mark 323 766
Geekbench - OpenCL 20732 28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 75.758 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 843.503 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.071 8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.676 35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 301.168 490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8496 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3687 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3336 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8496 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3687 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3336 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2340 369

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP106B GM204
Launch date 1 February 2017 19 September 2014
Place in performance rating 533 371
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Price now $407.76
Value for money (0-100) 28.59

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1620 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 1493 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,488 gflops 3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 1664
Texture fill rate 77.76 GTexel / s 109 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 148 Watt
Transistor count 4,400 million 5,200 million
CUDA cores 1664
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
G-SYNC support
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
SLI options 4x
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB / s 224 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround