Image used with permission by copyright holderNow that Nvidia has officially let the GTX 1050 cat out of the bag, GeForce partners are flooding the news channels with hardware announcements. Some of these companies are offering just a few units while the likes of MSI and Gigabyte will have a truckload ready when Nvidia opens the retail doors on October 25.

　　Unfortunately, individual card pricing isn’t available. We do know, though, that the GTX 1050 will start at $109, and the GTX 1050 Ti cards will be at $139. The base version of cards from each maker should come close to or meet these price points, with beefier versions selling for between $10 to $30 more — if history is a useful guide.

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Asus

Image used with permission by copyright holderCome October 25, Asus will have a load of GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti cards to offer spanning its Strix, Expedition, Dual, and Phoenix brands. According to the company, the Strix cards will come with overclocked models and provide quiet, stylish gaming. Meanwhile, the Expedition cards are built for non-stop gaming, the Dual cards are designed to match your system’s color theme, and the Phoenix cards aim at compact PC gaming systems. Here are the specs:

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	Strix GTX 1050 Ti 4G	Strix GTX 1050 2G
Base Clock	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Overclocked Version?	Yes: O4G	Yes: O2G
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
Ports	2x DVD-I 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4	2x DVD-I 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4

　　

	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 Ti 4G	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 2G
Base clock	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Overclocked version?	No	No
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
Ports	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4

　　

EVGA

Image used with permission by copyright holderAccording to EVGA, its GTX 1050 Ti offerings are around 26 percent faster than a GTX 950 graphics card, while its vanilla GTX 1050 cards are 16 percent faster. All models come packed with support for the company’s PrecisionX OC technology, meaning these cards can be overclocked with the help of built-in automatic overclock tuning. A batch of cards also shipped with the ACX 3.0 cooling system to help stabilize overclocks and keep the cards generally chilled overall.

　　

	1050 Ti FTW	1050 Ti FTW DT	1050 Ti SSC	1050 Ti SC	1050 T1
Base clock	1,379MHz	1,290MHz	1,366MHz	1,354MHz	1,290MHz
Boost clock	1,493MHz	1,392MHz	1,480MHz	1,468MHz	1,392MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
ACX 3.0 cooling?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	NO
Ports	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D

　　

	GTX 1050 FW	GTX 1050 FTW DT	GTX 1050 SSC	GTX 1050 SC	GTX 1050
Base clock	1,442MHz	1,354MHz	1,430MHz	1,417MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,556MHz	1,455MHz	1,544MHz	1,531MHz	1,455MHz
Memory amount	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
ACX 3.0 cooling?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Ports	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D	1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x DVI-D

　　

Gigabyte

Image used with permission by copyright holderMost of what Gigabyte offers on the GTX 1050/1050 Ti front uses the company’s Windforce 2X cooling system that uses two 90mm alternate-spinning fans sporting a unique blade design. Additionally, the G1 Gaming models have customizable RGB illumination, and effects that can be controlled through the company’s Xtreme Engine utility.

　　

	1050 Ti G1 Gaming 4G	1050 Ti OC 4G	1050 Ti D5 4G	1050 Ti Windforce OC 4G
OC Base/Boost clock	1,392MHz/ 1,506MHz	1,341MHz/ 1,455MHz	1,316MHz/ 1,430MHz	1,354MHz/ 1,468MHz
Gaming Base/Boost clock	1,366MHz/ 1,480MHz	1,316MHz/ 1,430MHz	1,290MHz/ 1,392MHz	1,328MHz/ 1,442MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Windforce 2X cooling?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ports	1x DVI-D 3x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 3x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4

　　

	1050 G1 Gaming 2G	1050 OC 2G	1050 D5 2G	1050 Windforce OC 2G
OC Base/Boost clock	1,442NHz/ 1,556MHz	1,404MHz/ 1,510MHz	1,379MHz/ 1,493MHz	1,417MHz/ 1,531MHz
Gaming Base/Boost clock	1,417MHz/ 1,531MHz	1,379MHz/ 1,493MHz	1,354MHz/ 1,455MHz	1,392MHz/ 1,506MHz
Memory amount	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Windforce 2X cooling?	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ports	1x DVI-D 3x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 3x HDMI 2.0b 1x DisplayPort 1.4

　　

Inno3D

Image used with permission by copyright holderThis company is offering a two-fan model of the GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti along with a one-fan version of each. Inno3D’s big selling point seems to be the four extra air-intake vents for increasing the speed of cool air onto the board’s cooler, keeping the graphics chip chilly. The fans also use iChiLL X3 Scythe blade fans that slice through the air for better cooling. lower noise, and less power consumption. The fans are built to stay running 24/7 without a hitch.

　　

	1050 Ti Twin X2 4GB	1050 Twin X2 2GB
Base clock	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
Compact version?	Yes	Yes
Ports	1x DL-DVH 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DL-DVH 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.2

　　

MSI

Image used with permission by copyright holderAs expected, MSI will offer lots of cards when the official launch date rolls out later this month. There are ten in the overall GTX 1050/1050 Ti bundle, some of which will sport the company’s Twin Frozr VI cooling system. This system includes MSI’s patented Torx Fan technology that generates 22 percent more air pressure than the standard GPU cooling fan. The system also relies on Premium Thermal Compound X for added on-chip cooling.

　　

	1050 Ti Gaming X 4G	1050 Gaming X 2G	1050 Ti Gaming 4G	1050 Gaming 2G
Base clock (OC)	1,379MHz	1,442MHz	1,316MHz	1,379MHz
Boost clock (OC)	1,493MHz	1.556MHz	1,430MHz	1,493MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
LEDs?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cooling	Twin Frozr VI	Twin Frozr VI	Twin Frozr VI	Twin Frozr VI
Ports	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D

　　

	1050 Ti 4GT OC	1050 Ti 4G OC	1050 2GT OC	1050 2G OC
Base clock (OC)	1,341MHz	1,341MHz	1,404MHz	1,404MHz
Boost clock (OC)	1,455MHz	1,455MHz	1,518MHz	1,518MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
LEDs?	No	No	No	No
Cooling	Dual fans	Single fan	Dual fans	Single fan
Ports	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D

　　

	1050 Ti 4G	1050 2G
Base clock (OC)	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock (OC)	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
LEDs?	No	No
Cooling	Single fan	Single fan
Ports	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D	1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 1x DL-DVI-D

　　

Palit

Image used with permission by copyright holderBoth GTX 1050/1050 Ti solutions offered by Palit will come in one-fan form factors, even though the company’s announcement shows a two-fan 1050 Ti design as well. This latter version could arrive in the future after Palit pushes a number of one-fan cards out the door. Other than that, the company really doesn’t say what its two cards provide to make them stand out in the now-dense GTX 1050/1050 Ti crowd. We’re betting pricing will be their biggest selling point outside the Pascal chip’s capabilities.

　　

	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 Ti 4G	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 2G
Base clock	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Overclocked version?	No	No
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
Ports	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4

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Zotac

Image used with permission by copyright holderLast but not least is Zotac, who enters the GTX 1050/1050 Ti market with only three solutions. All models sport only one cooling fan, but take up two slots, while the two “mini” cards are only 5.8 inches long, perfect for compact PC gaming systems. As for the overclocked card, it relies on a cooling system that supposedly comprises of two 70mm radial fans (although the specs show a single fan) and two 6mm copper heatpipes crammed inside a 6-inch shroud.

　　

	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 Ti 4G	Expedition/Dual/Phoenix GTX 1050 2G
Base clock	1,290MHz	1,354MHz
Boost clock	1,392MHz	1,455MHz
Overclocked version?	No	No
Memory amount	4GB GDDR5	2GB GDDR5
Memory interface	128-bit	128-bit
Ports	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4	1x DVI-D 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4

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　　That’s it — for now. We expect to see a few other companies enter the fray. Even if not, gamers are certainly spoiled for choice.