{"id":109633,"date":"2016-11-01T17:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=109633"},"modified":"2016-11-01T17:59:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:59:06","slug":"gtx-1050-vs-gtx-1050-ti-vs-rx-460-pricing-and-performance-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/109633-gtx-1050-vs-gtx-1050-ti-vs-rx-460-pricing-and-performance-comparison","title":{"rendered":"GTX 1050 vs GTX 1050 Ti vs RX 460 &#8211; pricing and performance comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia has launched it&#8217;s budget-oriented GTX 1050 graphics cards worldwide, and the hardware is already available in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>While AMD&#8217;s Radeon RX Series had some initial stock problems, the Polaris-based cards seem to also be available from most local retailers.<\/p>\n<p>As the GeForce GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, and Radeon RX 460 all exist in the same price and performance bracket, we thought we&#8217;d compare their value to find out which is the best graphics card for gamers on a budget.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the folks over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnexus.net\/hwreviews\/2658-gtx-1050-ti-and-1050-review-benchmarks-vs-460-more\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GamersNexus<\/strong> <\/a>have conducted a comprehensive review of both the GeForce GTX 1050 and the GTX 1050 Ti, providing users with a breakdown of the new graphics cards&#8217; performance.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve compared\u00a0the performance of these cards with a Sapphire Radeon RX 460 Nitro 4GB <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnexus.net\/hwreviews\/2549-sapphire-rx-460-nitro-4gb-review-benchmark-in-depth-architecture?showall=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>review<\/strong> <\/a>by GamersNexus,\u00a0in order to maintain the same benchmark standard and increase comparability.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below are the specifications of the three graphics cards, along with the cheapest South African pricing available.<\/p>\n<p>Graphics cards compared:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sapphire Radeon RX 460 Nitro 4GB<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2GB<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4GB<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">Specifications<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">Sapphire Radeon RX 460 Nitro<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"25%\"><strong>Stream Processors<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">896<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">640<\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">768<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Base Clock<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1,090MHz<\/td>\n<td>1,354MHz<\/td>\n<td>1,290MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Boost Clock<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1,200MHz<\/td>\n<td>1,455MHz<\/td>\n<td>1,392MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4GB GDDR5<\/td>\n<td>2GB GDDR5<\/td>\n<td>4GB GDDR5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory Bandwidth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>112GB\/sec<\/td>\n<td>112GB\/sec<\/td>\n<td>112GB\/sec<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory Interface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>128-bit<\/td>\n<td>128-bit<\/td>\n<td>128-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TDP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>75W<\/td>\n<td>75W<\/td>\n<td>75W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loot.co.za\/product\/sapphire-radeon-rx-460-nitro-graphics-card-8gb\/vdny-4309-g900?referrer=pricecheckcampaigns&amp;utm_source=PriceCheck&amp;utm_medium=Web&amp;utm_campaign=PriceCheck\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R2,562<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/13498-msigeforce-gtx-1050-2g-oc-2gb-msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ocgtx-1050-2g-oc-2gb-128bit-gddr5-core-memory-1404-7008mhz-core-boost-1518mhz.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R2,799<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-gaming-x-4gb-gddr5-128-bit-pci-e-3-0-desktop-graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R3,599<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The average frames-per-second of the three graphics cards were measured across 11 different tests, with an overall average calculated below.<\/p>\n<p>Different versions of DirectX were separated into different tests in order to ensure accurate representation of Polaris&#8217; performance increase in DX12 and Vulkan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">Game<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">GeForce GTX 1050<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">GeForce GTX 1050 Ti<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<div align=\"left\">Radeon RX 460<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\"><strong>Battlefield 1 DX11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">46.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">58.0<\/td>\n<td width=\"20%\">43.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Battlefield 1 DX12<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>29.7<\/td>\n<td>50.2<\/td>\n<td>42.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gears of War<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>60.0<\/td>\n<td>71.7<\/td>\n<td>51.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOOM OpenGL<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>50.7<\/td>\n<td>72.0<\/td>\n<td>45.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>DOOM Vulkan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>38.9<\/td>\n<td>67.1<\/td>\n<td>56.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Overwatch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>92.0<\/td>\n<td>102.7<\/td>\n<td>66.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Dota 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>148.0<\/td>\n<td>161.0<\/td>\n<td>118.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>GTA V<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>56.7<\/td>\n<td>66.7<\/td>\n<td>43.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Metro: Last Light<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>47.3<\/td>\n<td>53.3<\/td>\n<td>38.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Shadow of Mordor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>47.0<\/td>\n<td>55.0<\/td>\n<td>39.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mirror&#8217;s Edge: Catalyst<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>40.0<\/td>\n<td>52.0<\/td>\n<td>37.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Average FPS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>59.66<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>73.61<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>52.85<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Comparison<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While the Radeon RX 460 is the least powerful graphics card of the three tested, it is also the cheapest.<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing a budget graphics card is more about value for money than raw performance, so we&#8217;ve used the price and overall average frames-per-second for each card to calculate a Rand-per-FPS value, with a lower score indicate better value than a higher one.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the value scores for the three graphics cards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sapphire Radeon RX 460 Nitro 4GB: <strong>R48 per FPS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2GB: <strong>R47 per FPS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4GB: <strong>R49 per FPS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The three budget graphics cards deliver good value thanks to a new generation of GPU architecture.<\/p>\n<p>While the GTX 1050 may lead by the narrowest of margins, such a small difference in value score is easily accounted for by pricing difference between retailers or small discounts.<\/p>\n<p>All three graphics cards remain relatively equal in terms of value, but cannot compete with GPUs like the Radeon RX 470 or GTX 1060 in terms of raw performance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to Epic graphics card and motherboard deals in South Africa this week\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/109587-epic-graphics-card-and-motherboard-deals-in-south-africa-this-week.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Epic graphics card and motherboard deals in South Africa this week<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s find out how the new generation of budget graphics cards stack up against each 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