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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 590

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GTX 590. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 and GeForce GTX 590. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 386% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 75 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is 6 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 1050.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 5301 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 35−40
    medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Pascal Fermi
    Code name N17P-G1 GF110
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 25 October 2016 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 640 1024
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640 1024
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm) 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support + +
    HDMI +
    HDCP 2.2
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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