Should I wait for the 3GB 1050?

[mcgge1360]

I'm upgrading graphics cards. This is my build:

i3-8350K
16GB DDR4 2400 mhz
hd 5750 (old GPU, haven't upgraded since new pc)

I feel like a GTX 1060 would benefit by build the best but i'm trying to stay on a tight budget. These are the specs of the 1050 cards.

Now if i'm correct in saying the 3GB 1050 will be more powerful than the 1050 Ti, should I be waiting for this card to be released and go for this, as It won't be too much weaker than a 1060 3gb but at a fraction of the cost?

 

[Martell1977]

It's safe to say that the 1050 3gb will NOT be faster than the more expensive 1050ti. Those specs are deceiving as they look better, except the amount of VRAM, but the memory will have a bottleneck. It's bandwidth is being hamstrung by being reduced from the TI's 128-bit, down to 96-bit. If the 1050 3gb would be faster than the 1050ti, then it would have a different name, above the current 1050ti. There is a reason it's between the 1050 and ti.

I do understand that nVidia's naming scheme is shady, but the name puts it below the ti in the product stack.

 

[Karadjgne]

You are not correct in saying the 1050 3Gb will be more powerful than the 1050ti.

You aren't seeing the entire specs list. The 1050ti has 1 more coprocesser than the 1050, considerably higher texture fill rate etc. The 1050 3Gb also has lower memory bandwidth at 84Gb/s vrs the 1050ti 112Gb/s. The 3Gb 1050 (if those specs are correct) will be just under the 1050ti performance in anything that doesn't require more than 3Gb of vram, but will be left behind in anything that does.
It's aim is to fill the gap between the 1050 and 1050ti prices. (msrp $149-$199).

Nvidia wouldn't release a cheaper card in the same familily that's stronger than the higher grade card. What you'll have is a 1050, 1050+, 1050ti basically.

And in benchmark world, a gtx1050ti 4Gb isn't stronger than a gtx1060 3Gb, it just suffers less % of loss in large vram needs.