The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti MINI is a small graphics card with one fan and a compact chassis, making it outstandingly cool. It's easy to use and can play most of the modern games in 1080p. Overall, it's a great entry-level card with a low price.
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Pros
Pro Great value for the money
The price difference with the most expensive GTX 1050 Ti card is $30. This Zotac gives you great value for your money, since all the GTX 1050 Ti cards perform very similarly after overclocking them.
Pro Outstandingly cool
The Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mini is outstandingly cool. The card reaches only 49 degrees C when gaming, which is considerably lower than any other GTX 1050 Ti card's temperature. Similarly to most other GTX 1050 Ti's, you can expect a temperature of only 33 degrees when idling.
Pro One of the smallest GTX 1050 Ti cards on the market
The card has only one fan, resulting in a very small size. In fact the measurements of 144.78mm x 111.15mm make this the smallest GTX 1050 Ti card along with the Evga version. The card is easy to fit in any chassis.
Cons
Con A bit loud
The card produces 37 dBA of noise in IDLE mode and 39 dBA in LOAD mode. It is a quiet card and you probably won't find the noise disturbing, but a few other GTX 1050 Ti card are even quieter.
Con Poor performance out of the box
Although there is a lot of room for overclocking, out of the box this card performs slightly worse than most other GTX 1050 Ti cards. It got a 6820 3DMark Score in the Firestrike test, when several cards scored around 7500.
In-game you get 49 FPS when playing Gears of War 4 in 1080p, when several other GTX 1050 Ti cards run at 53-54 FPS. If you overclock the card, you will reach approximately the same performance, it's just a bit of extra work.
Con Not a very attractive design
Compared to other GTX 1050 Ti cards, this single-fan Mini card is not as attractive. Zotac decided to go with the smallest possible size and efficient cooling instead of a stylish design.