MSI Debuts 10 GTX 1050, 1050Ti Graphics Cards

MSI is quick to follow Nvidia whenever new graphics cards are announced. This time, it’s doing so for the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti launch with a grand total of ten new cards. Four cards in the lineup carry the “Gaming” name and come with a TwinFrozr VI cooler, two come with a simple dual-fan cooler, and another four have only single-fan heatsinks.
The TwinFrozr VI cooler that comes on the top-tier cards boasts fancy aluminum fin arrays with heatpipes, two MSI Torx 2.0 fans, and zero-RPM fans. This means that they look great, cool well, and are also quiet when the GPU’s temperature is below 60°C and the fans aren’t spinning. They also have 6-pin PCIe power connectors despite the 75W TDP rating, and they come with three frequency modes: Silent mode, Gaming mode, and OC mode. The cards carrying a TwinFrozr VI cooler measure 229mm long and occupy two expansion slots.

Dropping down a tier, the dual-fan variants of the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050Ti do still come with factory overclocks. They don’t feature aluminum fin arrays with heatpipes, but rather simple aluminum cooling blocks and simple fans. They measure 215mm long and occupy two expansion slots.

The single-fan variants may be the simplest of all, but even some of those have factory overclocks. They’re notably more compact at 177mm long, making them ideal for use in Mini-ITX systems, where space is a luxury.

Nvidia said the first GTX 1050 Ti cards should hit the market on October 25 with an MSRP of $139, with the GTX 1050 to follow later at $109. We expect the “Gaming” cards with high-end coolers to carry higher price tags than mentioned here, although the single- and dual-fan units should sell for prices closer to the MSRP.