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$99 MSI GTX 1050 2GB Should I switch?

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Fry's has a MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Graphics Card on sale today only for $119 with $20 Mail in Rebate. I am currently running an msi gtx 950 2gb card.  With this kind of a deal its hard to pass up but i am wondering would i get a significant enough performance boost? Im sure everyone would say SAVE SAVE SAVE and get a 1080ti or somthing but thats just out of the question for me right now. Any advice?

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No, a 1050 is not any faster than the 950

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1 minute ago, MyNamesTater said:

Fry's has a MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Graphics Card on sale today only for $119 with $20 Mail in Rebate. I am currently running an msi gtx 950 2gb card.  With this kind of a deal its hard to pass up but i am wondering would i get a significant enough performance boost? Im sure everyone would say SAVE SAVE SAVE and get a 1080ti or somthing but thats just out of the question for me right now. Any advice?

what games do you play? what specs? What refresh rate? a 950 should be enough for most uses

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Just now, MyNamesTater said:

Fry's has a MSI GeForce GTX 1050 OC 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 Graphics Card on sale today only for $119 with $20 Mail in Rebate. I am currently running an msi gtx 950 2gb card.  With this kind of a deal its hard to pass up but i am wondering would i get a significant enough performance boost? Im sure everyone would say SAVE SAVE SAVE and get a 1080ti or somthing but thats just out of the question for me right now. Any advice?

The performance between them is similar. If anything you'd want a 1050 ti, 1060, 470/570, or 480/580.

 
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1 minute ago, Moress said:

No, a 1050 is not any faster than the 950

no, it is, but by a valyue so small it is basicly not worth it

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Just keep the GTX 950

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