Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition Review (4GB GDDR5)

Packaging

The box and packaging is pretty much standard. A smaller card means small box. Some warranty information and a quick start guide … and that’s it, nothing else.

A Closer Look

ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition graphics card is very compact. It’s one of the smallest VGA card I’ve seen in a while, measuring just 174mm x 112mm. The heatsink is quite large, covering the entire card and features 2 copper heatpipes.

I was surprised to see two cooling fans on the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition. I thought with an entry-level card like this, it would only have 1 fan to reduce costs. The I/O back panel features a HMDI port, Displayport and DVI.

The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC Edition features a pre-overclocked GPU that runs at 1392 MHz (default speed is 1290 MHz), while boost speed reaches 1506 MHz. Notice the markings on the GTX 1050 Ti GPU – Nvidia GP107-400 (the GTX 1060 has the GP-106-400, while the GTX 1070 has GP104-200).

The uses the same high quality Samsung GDDR5 memory chips as found on its bigger brother, the GTX 1060 and GTX 1070.  They’re marked K4G80325FB, which runs at a blazing 1,000 MHz, that’s 8,000 MHz effective (1,000 x 4 x 2).