GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is a Pascal-architecture card launched by NVIDIA in late 2016, positioned one step above the GTX 1050 and serving as the practical sweet spot of the entry-level GTX 10-series.

It doubles the GTX 1050's VRAM to 4GB of GDDR5, which provides more headroom for higher-resolution textures and helps the card hold up across a wider range of titles. Like the GTX 1050, it draws entirely from the PCIe slot at 75W, requiring no external power connector. Pascal's 16nm process delivers solid performance-per-watt, with DirectX 12 and Vulkan support, but no ray tracing or DLSS capability.

The GTX 1050 Ti is well suited to 1080p gaming at medium-to-high settings in mainstream games. The 4GB GDDR5 buffer makes it a more durable long-term choice than the 2GB GTX 1050, and its low power draw makes it a natural fit for prebuilt systems and budget upgrades where PSU headroom is limited.