Why does Jedi: Fallen Order runs so smooth?
disclaimer: I'm new to PC gaming and this question may be dumb, but I couldn't find anything online
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order isn't a game known for its optimization. My friend, playing with a GTX1050Ti, warned me of this, saying he could push it to 45 fps on medium. I decided to give it a try anyway on my new PC with a GTX970, and the game runs at a smooth 60 fps on epic quality. Is this normal?
Solution 1:
Yes, it is normal. Your GTX 970 is faster than the GTX 1050 Ti.
Nvidia GPUs are named after following scheme:
| Full Name | Prefix | Series | Tier | Revision | Suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 970 | GTX | 9 | 7 | 0 | |
| GTX 1050 Ti | GTX | 10 | 5 | 0 | Ti |
Prefix
There are currently 3 prefixes:
- GT: Reserved for the bottom-tier cards, such as Tier 4 or lower. The most recent examples being the GT 1010 and GT 1030.
- GTX: What most Nvidia GPUs used to be.
- RTX: The successor to GTX cards, must support Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing.
Series
Higher series cards are newer, and therefore offer more features and are generally more powerful than older series cards from the same Tier.
Tier
This tells you how powerful the card is. The higher, the better. Comparing different Tiers from different Series is not straightforward, but as a general rule: Each new Series is roughly 1 Tier better than the old series.
For instance, a GTX 970 is roughly the same speed as a GTX 1060. This is not always true, but serves as a good estimate of performance across different series.
Suffix
There are currently 2 suffixes:
- Ti: Refers to a more powerful variant of the GPU. These GPU's are still slower than GPUs of a higher Tier. For example, a GTX 1050 Ti is more powerful than a GTX 1050, but less powerful than a GTX 1060.
- M: Refers to mobile GPUs. These GPUs are usually much slower than their non-mobile counterparts, so a direct comparison is very difficult.
As you can see, your friend's GTX 1050 Ti is close in speed to a GTX 960, which is slower than a GTX 970.
If you search for comparisons, you can find several sites confirming that the GTX 1050 Ti is slower than the GTX 970:
- According to UserBenchmark, the GTX 970 is 62% faster than the GTX 1050 Ti.
- According to GRAPHICS CARDS ADVISOR, the GTX 970 is 40 % faster than the GTX 1050 Ti.
So there's absolutely nothing odd about the GTX 970 being faster than the GTX 1050 Ti.