A Closer Look

Thanks to the low heat output of the GP107 GPU, a simple heatsink with just one heatpipe is sufficient to keep the card cool.


MSI upgraded the power input of their GTX 1050 Ti to a 6-pin. This input configuration is specified for up to 150 watts of power draw.


The uP 9509 voltage controller is a new model for recent NVIDIA cards. It does not support voltage control via I2C.


The GDDR5 memory chips are made by Samsung and carry the model number K4G80325FB-HC28. They are specified to run at 1750 MHz (7000 MHz GDDR5 effective).


NVIDIA's GP107 graphics processor is the company's first chip to use a 14 nanometer production process. It is also the company's first graphics processor to be made at Samsung (not TSMC). The GPU has a transistor count of 3.3 billion and a die size of 132 mm².