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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
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ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC vs SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2016
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
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Q1/2022
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SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

What's the best choice ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC or SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT? Which graphics card is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best graphics card. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC has a base frequency of 1.455 GHz+ 7 %. Memory size 2 GB. Memory type GDDR5. Released in Q4/2016.

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT has a base frequency of 2.200 GHz. Memory size 4 GB. Memory type GDDR6. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    2939 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    3074 place
  • Battlefield 5
    2943 place
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
    2857 place
  • More memory

    100% more memory

    4 GB left arrow 2 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
    2324 place
  • 3DMark Benchmark
    2198 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ethereum Hashrate (MH/s)
    2679 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ergo Hashrate (MH/s)
    2900 place
  • Crypto-Mining Ravencoin Hashrate (MH/s)
    2590 place

Specifications

Technical data
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, chip, information processing units.

  • Based on
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB left arrow AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
  • Execution Units
    5 left arrow 16
  • GPU Chip
    GP107-300-A1 left arrow Navi 24
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    640 left arrow 1024
  • Texture Units
    40 left arrow 64
Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

  • Memory Bandwidth
    112 GB/s left arrow 144 GB/s
  • Memory Bus
    128 bit left arrow 64 bit
  • Memory Size
    2 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
    1752 MHz left arrow 2250 MHz
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR6
Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

  • Base Clock
    1455 MHz + 7% left arrow 2200 MHz
  • Boost Clock
    1569 MHz + 8% left arrow 2825 MHz
  • Game Clock
    - left arrow 2685 MHz + 3%
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

  • Maximum Junction Temperature
    - left arrow 110 °C
  • TDP
    75 W left arrow 130 W+ 21 %
  • TDP (up)
    - left arrow -
Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 70 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Fan 2
    - left arrow -
  • Noise (Idle)
    - left arrow 0 dB / Silent
  • Noise (Load)
    - left arrow -
Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

  • DisplayPort Ports
    1 × DisplayPort 1.4 left arrow 1 × DisplayPort 1.4a
  • DVI Ports
    1 × DVI left arrow -
  • HDCP Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.3
  • HDMI Ports
    1 × HDMI 2.0b left arrow 1 × HDMI 2.1
  • Max. Displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • PCIe Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x4
  • Power Connectors
    - left arrow 1 x 6-Pin
  • USB-C Ports
    - left arrow -
  • VGA Ports
    - left arrow -
Technical data

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

  • DirectX
    12_1 left arrow 12_2
  • DLSS / FSR
    No left arrow No
  • LED
    No LED lighting left arrow No LED lighting
  • Max. resolution
    7680 × 4320 left arrow 7680 × 4320
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow Yes
Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

  • Height
    111 mm left arrow 107 mm
  • Length
    174 mm left arrow 194 mm
  • Slot Size
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
  • Weight
    - left arrow -
  • Width
    - left arrow 40 mm
More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC.

  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
  • Launch Price (historical)
    - left arrow -
  • Part Number
    ZT-P10500C-10L left arrow 11314-01-20G
  • Process Technology
    14 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2016 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

More results: 2
  • 3DMark Speed Way 206 points Base GPU test: RX 6500 XT 4 GB, 107 W VRAM: 4 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Driver: 24.1.1Application version unreported
  • 3DMark Port Royal 540 points Base GPU test: RX 6500 XT 4 GB, 107 W VRAM: 4 GBTest CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900System RAM: 32 GB DDR5-5200CL38OS: Windows 11Driver: 24.1.1Application version unreported

Based on the results of several popular benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the performance difference between ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC and SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best graphics card for you!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Game frame rates

Archived results. The original measurement method and test conditions have not been verified.

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
Benchmark FP32 is a 32-bit floating point calculation for the GPU which is required for 3D gaming

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.01 TFLOPS
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 OC
5.79 TFLOPS
SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

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