Forgive a stupid question here...

[Count_Nibbles]

Ok I imagine this question will give someone a headache but I just wanted to get my head around something and I apologise if its been asked before.

 

So while perusing Ebuyer I a came across 2 different cards and after they banned me from the store (ok yes bad joke) 

So I am looking at the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs  Zotac Geforce GTX 1050 Ti. As far as I can see there is not too much difference in between them (Prices will change but today its literally £2

What I am really asking is... Is it pretty much the same specs under different brand names (bar a few MHZ and cores here and there? )

[Princess Luna]

It's a 1050 Ti  they are all the same, if you were buying a 1070 Ti to a 1080 Ti then sure there noticeable differences in models (shop for model not brand always)... but a 1050 Ti? eh

[Count_Nibbles]

8 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

It's a 1050 Ti  they are all the same, if you were buying a 1070 Ti to a 1080 Ti then sure there noticeable differences in models (shop for model not brand always)... but a 1050 Ti? eh

Well I was using the 1050 as an example. I've seen 1080ti by Evga, MSI, Zotac. What I wanted to know is. Is the brand name like 1070/1080/1060 etc all Base specs then the different brands have different mark up 's in price or are some brands more reliable than others or are they all built on the same spec or is it a case of. " Same garbage, Different dumpster"? :-P

EDIT: an r

[TheGlenlivet]

10 minutes ago, Count_Nibbles said:

Well I was using the 1050 as an example. I've seen 1080ti by Evga, MSI, Zotac. What I wanted to know is. Is the brand name like 1070/1080/1060 etc all Base specs then the different brands have different mark up 's in price or are some brands more reliable than others or are they all built on the same spec or is it a case of. " Same garbage, Different dumpster"? :-P

EDIT: an r

You basically have it right. 

They all use the same chip, they make their own circuit board, BIOS and cooler.  So one might have a higher turbo clock sped than another, or a better PCB, but the chips are the same so there won't be a 50% difference or anything.  Mostly it's the look and the sound that are different.  

You can also OC them all to about the same performance with software like MSI Afterburner.

[Count_Nibbles]

5 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

You basically have it right. 

They all use the same chip, they make their own circuit board, BIOS and cooler.  So one might have a higher turbo clock sped than another, or a better PCB, but the chips are the same so there won't be a 50% difference or anything.  Mostly it's the look and the sound that are different.  

You can also OC them all to about the same performance with software like MSI Afterburner.

Ah that answers my question. Thanks dude :-)