gtx 1050 vs consoles

[lukazzo]

Hi to all, is better to get a gtx 1050 2gb or play with a ps4/xbox one s?

i already have a computer with an i5 4600 and a gt720. So i can change with a 1050 or get a console for around some price

What's the better choice? thx

 

[okcnaline]

What games do you play?

 

[lukazzo]

What games do you play?

all from aaa to indie

 

[okcnaline]

Can I get the game names?

 

[lukazzo]

Can I get the game names?

mmm almos all, like recently dirt 4, gta v, doom, resident evil or indie like rime, surrender etc.

 

[Dugimodo]

There are pros and cons and a lot of it is personal preference and gaming style. Personally I would go for the 1050 but there are things to consider.
A console can be left permanently set up on the TV and games will be released that run on it for many years. Also if you like console style controllers they come with them.

A PC works best with a desk and a keyboard and mouse which doesn't always lend itself to gaming on the TV so you could end up moving it around a lot. Some games though are just better with a keyboard and mouse. Load times are normally better on a PC also. PC games tend to need better hardware more quickly than in the console world so while a 1050 is likely to game better now the same might not be true in a year or 2.

I guess for me it would be:-
sitting on a sofa gaming on the TV - use a console. Hardware is cheaper, games cost more
Sitting at a desk - use a PC. Hardware costs more, games are often cheaper (huge number of cheap steam games is a selling point to me)

My PS3 that I've had since they came out has ended up just being a Blu-ray player because I just like gaming on my PC more. I also got the same Driving game on both and the console version is so frustratingly slow to load between races and doesn't look as good. But that's an old console, I'm sure current ones are better.

 

[10tacle]

The rule of thumb is that console games perform better than budget PC games with a low-tier card like a 1050. You have to dial down game quality settings to get 60FPS gameplay. Console games, PS4 specifically, are optimized to run at 60FPS and generally look better at 1080p than a detuned PC game variant at the same performance. I have both a high end gaming rig and a PS4.

 

[lukazzo]

There are pros and cons and a lot of it is personal preference and gaming style. Personally I would go for the 1050 but there are things to consider.
A console can be left permanently set up on the TV and games will be released that run on it for many years. Also if you like console style controllers they come with them.

A PC works best with a desk and a keyboard and mouse which doesn't always lend itself to gaming on the TV so you could end up moving it around a lot. Some games though are just better with a keyboard and mouse. Load times are normally better on a PC also. PC games tend to need better hardware more quickly than in the console world so while a 1050 is likely to game better now the same might not be true in a year or 2.

I guess for me it would be:-
sitting on a sofa gaming on the TV - use a console. Hardware is cheaper, games cost more
Sitting at a desk - use a PC. Hardware costs more, games are often cheaper (huge number of cheap steam games is a selling point to me)

My PS3 that I've had since they came out has ended up just being a Blu-ray player because I just like gaming on my PC more. I also got the same Driving game on both and the console version is so frustratingly slow to load between races and doesn't look as good. But that's an old console, I'm sure current ones are better.

The rule of thumb is that console games perform better than budget PC games with a low-tier card like a 1050. You have to dial down game quality settings to get 60FPS gameplay. Console games, PS4 specifically, are optimized to run at 60FPS and generally look better at 1080p than a detuned PC game variant at the same performance. I have both a high end gaming rig and a PS4.

so a game played with a pc + 1050 will run worse than the same game on a ps4? also with almost same fps and quality settings?

 

[boosted1g]

I wont get into the entire thing about PC vs console gaming Pros and Cons and only focus on your question regarding GTX 1050ti

The console games will play better than the same game ported to PC with that specific card, even though the 1050ti is more "powerful"
Reason being is because the PS4 game is coded specifically around the hardware in the PS4 so everything can be coded to run at optimal performance for that hardware; while the PC hardware has to be coded for everything from its minimum card to the 1080 ti.

Now once you start getting into a 1060 then you can actually PC game at higher performance then the ps4 game can run on the hardware.

 

[okcnaline]

Can I get the game names?

mmm almos all, like recently dirt 4, gta v, doom, resident evil or indie like rime, surrender etc.

It all depends on what games you play. If there's a certain console exclusive you play, go for console. Otherwise, PCs are way more versatile.

 

[10tacle]

so a game played with a pc + 1050 will run worse than the same game on a ps4? also with almost same fps and quality settings?

Well as already mentioned, it depends on the game. You mentioned DiRT 4 above, so you can forget trying to get that on a PC to look as good and play as smooth as on the PS4 variant with a GTX 1050. I have D4 on both PC and PS4. It's a big time hog on the GPU. Codemasters really screwed that game code/port up compared to DiRT Rally which was way better on frame rates.

But if you play a lot of indie tablet and smart phone type games, they are generally very light on hardware . Many can even be run off a PC's onboard CPU graphics. Again, for AAA FPS, RTS, and racing games, get them on the console unless you can afford more than a GTX 1050 and decent CPU in a PC (meaning minimum of a GTX 1050Ti and Core i5 or Ryzen.

This is all just hardware only advice, and not counting if you are better on a mouse and keyboard for shooters than on a controller (which I am which is why I never buy AAA shooters on the console). Oh and there's one thing to keep in mind that nobody else has brought up: with a PC, online gaming access through the likes of Steam and GOG is free. With a PS4 or XB1, you have to spend $60/yr for an annual membership gaming account - however you get access to free games every month and own them so long as you keep an active membership. I've scored some great deals between the PS3 and PS4 over the years and consider that $5/mo well worth it.

 

[lukazzo]

so a game played with a pc + 1050 will run worse than the same game on a ps4? also with almost same fps and quality settings?

Well as already mentioned, it depends on the game. You mentioned DiRT 4 above, so you can forget trying to get that on a PC to look as good and play as smooth as on the PS4 variant with a GTX 1050. I have D4 on both PC and PS4. It's a big time hog on the GPU. Codemasters really screwed that game code/port up compared to DiRT Rally which was way better on frame rates.

But if you play a lot of indie tablet and smart phone type games, they are generally very light on hardware . Many can even be run off a PC's onboard CPU graphics. Again, for AAA FPS, RTS, and racing games, get them on the console unless you can afford more than a GTX 1050 and decent CPU in a PC (meaning minimum of a GTX 1050Ti and Core i5 or Ryzen.

This is all just hardware only advice, and not counting if you are better on a mouse and keyboard for shooters than on a controller (which I am which is why I never buy AAA shooters on the console). Oh and there's one thing to keep in mind that nobody else has brought up: with a PC, online gaming access through the likes of Steam and GOG is free. With a PS4 or XB1, you have to spend $60/yr for an annual membership gaming account - however you get access to free games every month and own them so long as you keep an active membership. I've scored some great deals between the PS3 and PS4 over the years and consider that $5/mo well worth it.

Witg a 1050ti is the same? Stilo better with console?

 

[fallenasasin]

Hi to all, is better to get a gtx 1050 2gb or play with a ps4/xbox one s?

i already have a computer with an i5 4600 and a gt720. So i can change with a 1050 or get a console for around some price

What's the better choice? thx

It depends ,consoles I would say run about medium settings with 30 fps lock for most games. If you want 60 fps you should go with a 1050 or if you can afford it a 1050 ti