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All the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti custom cards announced so far (Updated)

By Koh Wanzi - on 27 Oct 2016, 1:31pm

EVGA, Gigabyte

EVGA

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti FTW Gaming ACX 3.0.

In typical EVGA fashion, the company outed a veritable smorgasbord of cards – no less than 10, to be exact. These include superclocked, SSC, and FTW models, and we’ve listed them down as follows:

  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti FTW Gaming ACX 3.0
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti SSC Gaming ACX 3.0
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti FTW DT Gaming ACX 3.0
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti SC Gaming
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti Gaming

Three of these use EVGA’s ACX 3.0 thermal solution, the same one found on higher-end cards like the GeForce GTX 1080. As a result, the cooler should have no problem keeping the 75 watt GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti running cool and chilly.

Both FTW cards also have an extra 6-pin PCIe power connector for additional overclocking headroom, supplying an extra 75 watts of power for you to push the card further. EVGA also bolstered the number of power phases to a 4+1 design, which should help with overclocking as well.

On the other hand, the lower-end Gaming and SC Gaming cards use a more compact cooler with just a single fan and have no additional power connectors.

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC Gaming

When it comes to clock speeds, the cards start at the reference speeds for the regular Gaming cards, but can go as high as a 1,379MHz base clock and 1,493MHz boost clock on the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti FTW Gaming. That amounts to nearly a 100MHz overclock over the reference 1,290MHz base clock, typical of EVGA’s FTW cards.

We’ve no word on price at this point in time.

 

Gigabyte

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti G1 Gaming

Gigabyte has a similarly wide range of cards as well. The company outed eight different cards, including its own single-fan variant:

  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti G1 Gaming
  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti WindForce OC
  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti OC
  • Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050/1050 Ti D5

The G1 Gaming cards sit at the top of the product stack, and feature aggressive factory overclocks, RGB illumination, and a 4+1 phase power delivery circuit. For one, the 1050 Ti G1 Gaming card has a base clock of 1,392MHz in OC mode, over 100MHz over NVIDIA’s 1,290MHz reference specification.

It is also equipped with a dual 90mm fan WindForce 2X cooler and two composite copper heatpipes that are in direct contact with the GPU. A metal backplate rounds out the card’s offerings.

The WindForce OC cards are a step down from their G1 Gaming counterparts, although they do still share many similarities like the WindForce 2X cooler, 4+1 phase power design, and metal backplate. The key difference appears to be the lack of RGB lighting effects and lower clock speeds – for instance, the 1050 Ti WindForce OC is clocked lower, with a 1,354MHz base clock in OC mode.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti WindForce OC

That said, both the G1 Gaming and WindForce OC models do still feature an additional 6-pin PCIe power connector for better overclocking headroom.

And then there are the OC models, which trim the fat further by getting rid of the auxiliary 6-pin power connector and metal backplate. The WindForce 2X cooler is also equipped with smaller 80mm fans instead, although they’re still of the semi-passive variety. The clock speeds have been taken down a notch as well, and the 1050 Ti OC has a 1,341MHz base clock and 1,455MHz boost clock in OC mode.

Finally, the compact D5 edition cards boast just a single 90mm fan and what Gigabyte says is an optimized air flow cover and aluminum base. The fan is also capable of spinning down when the card is idle, thus minimizing noise when extra cooling performance is not required. This is the smallest card of the lot, measuring just 172mm long, compared 219mm for the G1 Gaming cards.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti D5.

We’ll update when we have more news on local price and availability.

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