NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 release date, specs rumors 2016: NVIDIA rivals AMD with release of mid-range GTX 1050 with GP107

Miguel Salonga Tuesday, September 06, 2016

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1050 may be the next one to be released in the coming months. | GeForce.com

There are a lot of speculations surrounding NVIDIA's next batch of graphics processing units (GPUs), although many tech enthusiasts believe that the next product from the company will boast huge improvements over its predecessors. However, according to the latest rumors, the highly anticipated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 may not be a high-class and expensive GPU as previously thought.

According to Yibada, NVIDIA may be taking on the mainstream market with the release of the GeForce GTX 1050. It was rumored earlier that the GTX 1050 was the previously launched GTX 1060 3GB, which obviously did not pan out. This time, it is rumored that the GTX 1050 will be based on Pascal GP107 graphics technology.

WCCF Tech reported that the GTX 1050 will have 1380 clock boost with only 768 CUDA cores. This may not be a very huge improvement over NVIDIA's previously released GPUs like the GTX 1080, GTX 1070 and GTX 1060. If ever the online publication's specs rumor turned out to be correct, then the GTX 1050 may be the lowest tiered video card yet from NVIDIA in the GTX 1000 series.

Moreover, it is reported that the GeForce GTX 1050 will be sporting a 4GB GDDR5 memory, which is higher than the 3GB model of the GTX 1060. However, the GTX 1060's 6GB is still superior to the upcoming video card in terms of memory. The GTX 1050's 32 ROPs and 48 TMUs are some of the improvements to be featured by the new video card over its predecessors. On the other hand, Tech Spot reported that the GTX 1050 will have a total of 52.1 GPixel/s for the pixel fillrate and 84.2 GTexel/s for the texture filtrate. It will also be similar to AMD's Radeon RX 460 in a way with a TDP of only 75 watts.

Bench Life reported that the GTX 1050 will be sold for around $150. NVIDIA may formally announce the video card this coming October, although nothing is set in stone yet regarding the release and specs of the GPU until the company confirms the details.