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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050: specs, benchmarks and comparison

  • 75 W
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Render rank (OptiX)
67 of 67
among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 1% of the leader
Launch price
$109
MSRP, US
Release
October 25, 2016

Performance

Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.

Blender Benchmark 2.81

GPU, barbershop_interior (CUDA)

2,622.48 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (CUDA)

268.58 s

lower is better

Rank 31 of 31 tested on CUDA6% of the leader
269
0100200300
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1050 is highlighted.

Median of 28 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92315.45 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2321.77 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90336.77 s27 of 27
Blender Benchmark 2.83311.94 s20 of 20
Blender Benchmark 2.82309.34 s22 of 23
Blender Benchmark 2.81272.67 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a307.56 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, bmw27 (OPTIX)

327.65 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (3)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92347.05 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2351.05 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90326.86 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (CUDA)

826.21 s

lower is better

Median of 9 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (7)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92908.77 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.91.2834.04 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90950.46 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83934.29 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.82922.42 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81952.57 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a912.72 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, classroom (OPTIX)

1,158.57 s

lower is better

Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,103.09 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.901,133.06 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (CUDA)

614.65 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92598.04 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90653.96 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83638.63 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.82636.35 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81642.04 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a619.56 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, fishy_cat (OPTIX)

714.68 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.92644.23 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90651.11 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (CUDA)

938.77 s

lower is better

Median of 2 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,038.83 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90909.67 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.83990.99 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.821,069.98 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.811,086.14 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a1,051.1 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, koro (OPTIX)

842.88 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,123.12 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.90825.9 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (CUDA)

1,351.78 s

lower is better

Median of 3 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,737.3 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.901,540.17 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.831,548.71 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.821,617.38 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.811,647.35 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a1,583.39 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, pavillon_barcelona (OPTIX)

1,958.13 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (2)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.921,848.74 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.901,866.85 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (CUDA)

34,426.4 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (6)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.929,443.53 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.9031,537.25 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.8311,171.9 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.8212,940.3 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.8112,147.5 s · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 2.81a11,497.6 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 2.93.1

GPU, victor (OPTIX)

4,712.51 s

lower is better

Median of 1 runs · small sample · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (1)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 2.904,853.33 s · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.2.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (CUDA)

169 samples/min

higher is better

Median of 20 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (13)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0137 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0224 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0199 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0181 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0203 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0213 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0205 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0203 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0207 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1210 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0152 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0204 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1217 samples/min · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Blender Benchmark 4.5.0

GPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom (OptiX)

174 samples/min

higher is better

Rank 67 of 67 tested on OptiX1% of the leader
174
05,00010,00015,000
Each dot is one catalog model in this benchmark; GeForce GTX 1050 is highlighted.

Median of 34 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026

Other benchmark versions (18)
BenchmarkResultRank
Blender Benchmark 5.2.0142 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.1122 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.1.0137 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 5.0.0130 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.4.0162 samples/min59 of 59
Blender Benchmark 4.3.0175 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.2.0156 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.1.0162 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 4.0.0166 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.6.0180 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.5.0163 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.4.0163 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.3.0169 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.1163 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.2.0183 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.2181 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.1.0174 samples/min · small sample—
Blender Benchmark 3.0.1198 samples/min · small sample—

Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.

Specifications

Reference values for the chip. Clocks, length and connectors depend on the card model.

Chip

Architecture
Pascal

Memory

Memory type
GDDR5

Power and dimensions

Board power
75 W (TDP)
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Several configurations exist under this name. The table lists the shared specifications.

Specifications: Wikipedia (English), checked November 14, 2026. Release date and launch price: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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