MSI GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4 GB

W1zzard · Oct 25, 2016

MSI's GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X is an overclocked, custom-design variant of the GTX 1050 Ti. The board impresses with extremely low noise in gaming, and the fans stop completely in idle. Our test also revealed super low non-gaming power consumption and cool temperatures.

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aldo5 · Oct 25, 2016

.....and the price for this is precise one RX 470.

jabbadap · Oct 25, 2016

Started reading with wtf, equaling RX 470 in first couple of tests, but after that was averaged 25% slower which it should be(Although I would personally drop all under at least 20fps averaged as unplayable, that deus ex md uhd chart made me chuckle a bit). Too bad it has that 6-pin power connector and that overkill cooler, it makes one of the least interesting card in this class. Do you have some other brand's extra powerless single fan version on the row?

And great review as always :toast:

Estaric · Oct 25, 2016

wow either amd did fantastic with the RX 470 or Nvidia really messed up the 1050 ti

Hiryougan · Oct 25, 2016

Thanks! At this price point the card doesn't make any sense. We will see how that will turn out.

By the way, is there any point in benchmarking No Man's Sky? I don't think anyone even plays anymore that "game".

KainXS · Oct 25, 2016

the 1050 would not look bad if it did not have that 6 pin and was shorter but the 1050ti is simply not worth it..

Hiryougan · Oct 25, 2016

KainXS said:
the 1050 would not look bad if it did not have that 6 pin and was shorter but the 1050ti is simply not worth it..

By the way i don't understand why 1050Ti even has the 6pin. The maximum Power Consumption is 71W.

W1zzard · Oct 25, 2016

Hiryougan said:
By the way i don't understand why 1050Ti even has the 6pin. The maximum Power Consumption is 71W.

First of all "better OC" marketing speak. In theory with max power target you could go over 75W, but PCIe should be able to handle it nevertheless.

No other GTX 1050 reviews in the pipeline atm, but cards from other vendors are on its way, or soon.

Umes · Oct 25, 2016

Estaric said:
wow either amd did fantastic with the RX 470 or Nvidia really messed up the 1050 ti

No, MSI messed up with the pricing.

rtwjunkie · Oct 25, 2016

At that price and performance, everyone considering this should be getting the RX-470.

Thanks for a great review, as always!

Chaitanya · Oct 25, 2016

I would much rather get a 470 with 1080p freesync monitor than this overpriced crap from nvidia.

$ReaPeR$ · Oct 25, 2016

i was expecting these results. the ti was never meant to compete with the 470 and i don't know why people got that idea in the first place.

The Quim Reaper · Oct 25, 2016

MSI have gone absolutely mental with their prices this generation.

They used to be very reasonable up until the Maxwell era cards but are now seemingly pursuing Asus as the most 'needlessly, ridiculously overpriced' manufacturer.

ZeroFM · Oct 25, 2016

rtwjunkie said:
At that price and performance, everyone considering this should be getting the RX-470.

Thanks for a great review, as always!

msi 1050ti vs asus rx470 performance different 16% , https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1050_Ti_Gaming_X/30.html 57.8FPS + 16% = 67FPS
Now calculate price , 165$+16%= 191.4$ , asus rx470 cost 27% more

sergionography · Oct 25, 2016

2 points id like to make.

1- this is an overclocked model and i wish there was a second set of test numbers with stock clocks. Just seems more fair that way to kinda get a feel on where amd and nvidia stand. With these having more that 10% oc it makes the rx470 25% faster rather than 35% which is pretty significant.

2- it now seems obvious that 14nm samsung doesnt scale for higher clockspeeds as well as TSMCs 16nm does. being that this oc model barely doing 1400mhz while stock cards on 16nm tsmc are easily doing 1600mhz. Thats bad news if AMD sticks to 14nm on vega, unless 14nm is more ironed out by then.

Hiryougan · Oct 25, 2016

ZeroFM said:
msi 1050ti vs asus rx470 performance different 16% , https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1050_Ti_Gaming_X/30.html 57.8FPS + 16% = 67FPS
Now calculate price , 165$+16%= 191.4$ , asus rx470 cost 27% more

1. Asus has shit prices too.
2. It's one game mate, the 1050Ti just happends to be closer to 470 in it than on average.
Also 470 is way cheaper right now.

ZeroFM · Oct 25, 2016

Hiryougan said:
1. Asus has shit prices too.
2. It's one game mate, the 1050Ti just happends to be closer to 470 in it than on average.
Also 470 is way cheaper right now.

Check fc prices https://www.scan.co.uk/products/nda...-4gb-gddr5-graphics-card-768-core-1290mhz-gpu VS
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb...pcie-30-6600mhz-gddr5-1226mhz-boost-2048-stre
rx470 prices almost match gtx 1060 3gb

Hiryougan · Oct 25, 2016

ZeroFM said:
Check fc prices https://www.scan.co.uk/products/nda...-4gb-gddr5-graphics-card-768-core-1290mhz-gpu VS
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb...pcie-30-6600mhz-gddr5-1226mhz-boost-2048-stre
rx470 prices almost match gtx 1060 3gb

So? It's UK. That doesn't mean it's like that everywhere man.

sanadanosa · Oct 25, 2016

Hiryougan said:
So? It's UK. That doesn't mean it's like that everywhere man.

That pricing is actually pretty common outside the US. Here, Rx 470 price is too close to Rx 480 4gb and 1060 3gb.

efikkan · Oct 25, 2016

If RX 470 is in the mix, then GTX 1060 should also be, since it's up for grabs really cheap some places. There is no doubt that GTX 1060 is the better deal.

Dimi · Oct 25, 2016

Yes lets pick out the most expensive one and then say nvidia messed up.

How about instead you just buy one for 139 dollar on Newegg and stop complaining about prices when there's other options available?

Casecutter · Oct 25, 2016

Wow Custom OC and then 25% off a reference 470, for $165... Flop, flip, flop, flounder someone smash that fish with a stick!

It's about what I figured in that reference spec cards would come in above a 960, but not like a R9 380, this OC'd 1050Ti is like what most 380 2Gb Customs provided.

Though some perspective as this is like a GTX 680 / 7970Ghz level performance though sips power! That what's amazing. While moving from "Enthusiast" grade of 2012. to "Entry" level by 2016...

After looking at other reviews to buy a single fan ($140) 1050Ti as an upgrade to stuff 750Ti and less has some merit, but even then just an moderate upgrade from a 750ti. If you need to play most new titles 1080p with aplomb it does the job. If you want 1080p and play everything fine without hardly changing from top settings, the extra $30 (~20%) goes a long way!

Fluffmeister · Oct 25, 2016

Wow these things sip power. Going Samsung 14nm certainly didn't hurt Pascal's impressive efficiency.

Supercrit · Oct 25, 2016

I just dislike the fact they made a huge card with such empty board.
The power consumption on the other hand, holy crap, it makes me think what the hell is AMD doing with their 14nm.

xorbe · Oct 25, 2016

Personally I think 1060 3gb still king of the hill wrt entry level gaming card, but this is a solid upgrade for the 750Ti segment

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