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What are the best GTX 1050 cards?

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Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 2GB G1 GAMING vs Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Mini vs EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING

 vs MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X vs Gainward PCI-Express GeForce 2GB GTX 1050 vs PNY GTX 1050 2GB vs ASUS Nvidia GTX 1050 Expedition 2GB vs Inno3D GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5

Specs

Noise Load (dBA)

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Noise Idle (dBA)

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3DMark Score (FireStrike)

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Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

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Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

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FPS Hitman 1440p

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FPS The Witcher III 1080p

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FPS Total War: Warhammer

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FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

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Noise Load (dBA)

33

Noise Idle (dBA)

30.2

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

6797

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

32

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

32

FPS Hitman 1440p

21.7avg

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

43.7avg

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Noise Load (dBA)

31

Noise Idle (dBA)

30.3

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

6154

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

26

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

64

FPS Hitman 1440p

40avg

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

-

FPS Total War: Warhammer

55avg

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Noise Load (dBA)

32

Noise Idle (dBA)

30

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

6643

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

32

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

64

FPS Hitman 1440p

-

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

33avg

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

39avg

Noise Load (dBA)

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Noise Idle (dBA)

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3DMark Score (FireStrike)

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Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

-

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

-

FPS Hitman 1440p

-

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

-

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Noise Load (dBA)

-

Noise Idle (dBA)

-

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

-

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

-

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

-

FPS Hitman 1440p

-

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

-

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Noise Load (dBA)

-

Noise Idle (dBA)

-

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

-

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

-

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

-

FPS Hitman 1440p

-

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

-

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Noise Load (dBA)

-

Noise Idle (dBA)

-

3DMark Score (FireStrike)

-

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius)

-

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius)

-

FPS Hitman 1440p

-

FPS The Witcher III 1080p

-

FPS Total War: Warhammer

-

FPS Grand Theft Auto V 1440p

-

Pros + Cons

Pro
 LED lighting controllable by software

Like its more powerful siblings, the GTX 1050 G1 Gaming also has LED lights which can be controlled and animated with the Xtreme engine software utility.
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Con
 Can easily trap heat

The GTX 1050 G1 Gaming has a metal back-plate which covers the back of the card. However, it does not have any ventilation gaps or holes. This can easily create issues with heat being trapped inside the card.
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Con
 Needs proper ventilation inside the chassis to keep relatively cool temperatures

Even though the fans that the GTX 1050 G1 Gaming uses are excellent, the lack of proper ventilation holes in the backplate make it very easy to trap heat inside the card. To compensate for that you need to make sure that there's proper ventilation inside the chassis.
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Pro
 Best bang for your buck

Priced at only $109.99, the Zotac GTX 1050 Mini is one of the cheapest GTX 1050 graphics cards on the market. It also managed to score a 3DMark FireStrike Score of 6797 which is one of the highest as far as GTX 1050 graphics cards go.
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Con
 Some audible noise can be heard from the fan

Under heavy load there is some slight, but audible noise that can be heard from the fan at 40.6dB (measured at a distance of 15cm from an open chassis). With a closed chassis and from a relative distance the noise is very subtle, but it's there.
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Pro
 Small body factor

The Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Mini is the smallest GTX 1050 card on the market. While size is not a very important factor when choosing a graphics card, it's still something to consider. For special cases where the build needs to be super compact, the Zotac GTX 1050 Mini is a perfect fit.
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Pro
 Lots of headroom for overclocking

You can ramp-up base and boost clocks to 1,685MHz and 1,771MHz, respectively, with no added voltage. While memory can be boosted to operate at an effective 8Gbps without any problems.
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Con
 The fan stays on at all times

For other GTX 1050 cards fans usually start spinning at around 60 degrees C or so. For the GTX 1050 SC Gaming, the fan stays on at all times, increasing relative power consumption and noise.
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Pro
 Good for smaller builds

The smaller body size of this graphics card makes it ideal for small builds where space is crucial.
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Pro
 Virtually silent

Even when under heavy load when the fans are turned on, there's virtually no noise coming from this graphics card. There's also no coil noise present either.
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Pro
 Efficient cooling

The GTX 1050 Gaming X has a nickel-based copper backplate which has a single heatpipe which has a "SU" shape which uses all the length of the heatpipe as efficiently as possible. For temperatures under 60 degrees C, the fans will not spin.
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Pro
 Excellent design

The GTX 1050 Gaming X, like its GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 counterparts is an excellent card as far as looks go. The black and red color scheme can easily fit a lot of builds for those users who are obsessed with their build looking as good as possible. It also has an array of RGB lights in the back which can be controlled by an app supplied by MSI.
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Con
 Too big

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