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What are the best GTX 1050 cards?

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Best GTX 1050 cards	Price	Noise Load (dBA)	Noise Idle (dBA)
-- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 2GB G1 GAMING	$139.99	-	-
-- Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Mini	$119.99	33	30.2
-- EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING	$119.99	31	30.3
-- MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X	£129.98	32	30
-- Gainward PCI-Express GeForce 2GB GTX 1050	£125.99	-	-

Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 2GB G1 GAMING

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Top 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. See More

Top 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. See More

Top 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. See More

Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Mini

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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. See More

Top 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. See More

Specs

Noise Load (dBA):33

Noise Idle (dBA):30.2

3DMark Score (FireStrike):6797

Temperature Load (degrees Celsius):32

Top 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. See More

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 SC GAMING

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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. See More

Top 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. See More

Specs

Noise Load (dBA):31

Noise Idle (dBA):30.3

3DMark Score (FireStrike):6154

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius):26

Top Pro

Good for smaller builds

The smaller body size of this graphics card makes it ideal for small builds where space is crucial. See More

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GAMING X

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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. See More

Top Con

Too big

Specs

Noise Load (dBA):32

Noise Idle (dBA):30

3DMark Score (FireStrike):6643

Temperature Idle (degrees Celsius):32

Top 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. See More

Top 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. See More

Gainward PCI-Express GeForce 2GB GTX 1050

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PNY GTX 1050 2GB

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ASUS Nvidia GTX 1050 Expedition 2GB

Inno3D GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5

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