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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB) has a 96-bit memory bus
A little while ago we mentioned that there would be a new SKU released based on the Geforce GTX 1050, a 3GB version of the GeForce GTX 1050. The card should fill the gap between the GTX 1050 with 2GB and the GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB.
Back then I already mentioned that it would be interesting to see how that would work out memory controller wise. Nvidia just posted the full specs here. As you can see, the 3GB version is a real thing, there, however, is a significant change in the memory controller, it's 96-bit and that is a significant change, low-end and entry-level graphics cards are always very memory deprived in bandwidth. So you gain 1GB more memory, your memory bandwidth will drop by roughly 25% A good thing, however, is that the shader proc count and base clock has been increased a fair bit over the 2GB model.
Last but not least, very interesting is the fact that you could look at the product as a cut-down 1050 Ti really, as the 1050 3GB gets a bump on Shader processors, now at 768 shader processors (coming from 640 on the 2 GB 1050), straightening things out shaders wise at the level of the Ti model. Well, should we just call this a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 1GB cut away?
Many thanks, SH SOTH for the news-submit.
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#5549093 Posted on: 05/22/2018 03:18 PM
Ah so the 630 wasn't the only one with 3 variants. Now I'm curious what else is the same.
I'd rather just get an i3 8100 or Ryzen 3 2200G. To my knowledge, both of those support 4K and cost less than a 1050. Sure, they don't come with RAM, but if you're building a new PC for 4K playback purposes, these CPUs seem like a smarter choice.
If you intend to just upgrade your PC for 4K playback, the GT 1030 makes for a better option. It too has 4K support, can be passively cooled, has low-profile options, and is a bit cheaper.
Yeah it's not as bad as when Nvidia had three versions of GT 730, one of them being Fermi.
Ah so the 630 wasn't the only one with 3 variants. Now I'm curious what else is the same.
This card will at least look more appealing for those who wants a cheaper card supporting Netflix 4k. I'm not planning to upgrade my HTPC until hardware decoding for AV1 is out, but it's a damn shame that the x10 lineup has died out.
I'd rather just get an i3 8100 or Ryzen 3 2200G. To my knowledge, both of those support 4K and cost less than a 1050. Sure, they don't come with RAM, but if you're building a new PC for 4K playback purposes, these CPUs seem like a smarter choice.
If you intend to just upgrade your PC for 4K playback, the GT 1030 makes for a better option. It too has 4K support, can be passively cooled, has low-profile options, and is a bit cheaper.
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#5549095 Posted on: 05/22/2018 03:22 PM
Ah so the 630 wasn't the only one with 3 variants. Now I'm curious what else is the same.
I'd rather just get an i3 8100 or Ryzen 3 2200G. To my knowledge, both of those support 4K and cost less than a 1050. Sure, they don't come with RAM, but if you're building a new PC for 4K playback purposes, these CPUs seem like a smarter choice.
If you intend to just upgrade your PC for 4K playback, the GT 1030 makes for a better option. It too has 4K support, can be passively cooled, has low-profile options, and is a bit cheaper.
The negative thing with the GT 1030 though is that it only has 2GB VRAM, and Netflix 4k requires 3GB VRAM.
But yeah, getting a Ryzen APU or Coffee Lake i3 is actually viable compared to the cost of a discrete card right now.
Ah so the 630 wasn't the only one with 3 variants. Now I'm curious what else is the same.
I'd rather just get an i3 8100 or Ryzen 3 2200G. To my knowledge, both of those support 4K and cost less than a 1050. Sure, they don't come with RAM, but if you're building a new PC for 4K playback purposes, these CPUs seem like a smarter choice.
If you intend to just upgrade your PC for 4K playback, the GT 1030 makes for a better option. It too has 4K support, can be passively cooled, has low-profile options, and is a bit cheaper.
The negative thing with the GT 1030 though is that it only has 2GB VRAM, and Netflix 4k requires 3GB VRAM.
But yeah, getting a Ryzen APU or Coffee Lake i3 is actually viable compared to the cost of a discrete card right now.
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#5549101 Posted on: 05/22/2018 03:32 PM
Is 3GB recommended or is Netflix legitimately non-functional without 3GB? Because keep in mind, modern GPUs in modern OSes will feed from SDRAM in the event the VRAM runs out, so it should in theory still be usable, despite Netflix's recommendation.
I could totally see 3GB just being a "strong recommendation" for the sake of the best user-experience, but I would be surprised if having less would prevent you from watching something.
The negative thing with the GT 1030 though is that it only has 2GB VRAM, and Netflix 4k requires 3GB VRAM.
Is 3GB recommended or is Netflix legitimately non-functional without 3GB? Because keep in mind, modern GPUs in modern OSes will feed from SDRAM in the event the VRAM runs out, so it should in theory still be usable, despite Netflix's recommendation.
I could totally see 3GB just being a "strong recommendation" for the sake of the best user-experience, but I would be surprised if having less would prevent you from watching something.
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#5549173 Posted on: 05/22/2018 06:43 PM
Bear in mind the 1030 (like all cards marked "GT" instead of "GTX") does not have an NVENC engine. That means no hardware encode support and limited decode support, pushing a lot more work back on the CPU. If you are *only* doing playback of 4K, you can get away with it, but add in pretty much anything else and it pukes all over itself.
And, of course, if 4K playback is all you are after, there are a lot better and cheaper options out there than an HTPC.
Bear in mind the 1030 (like all cards marked "GT" instead of "GTX") does not have an NVENC engine. That means no hardware encode support and limited decode support, pushing a lot more work back on the CPU. If you are *only* doing playback of 4K, you can get away with it, but add in pretty much anything else and it pukes all over itself.
And, of course, if 4K playback is all you are after, there are a lot better and cheaper options out there than an HTPC.
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Yeah it's not as bad as when Nvidia had three versions of GT 730, one of them being Fermi.
This card will at least look more appealing for those who wants a cheaper card supporting Netflix 4k. I'm not planning to upgrade my HTPC until hardware decoding for AV1 is out, but it's a damn shame that the x10 lineup has died out.