ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB
vs
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB has the GP106-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC is based on the graphics chip GP107-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP107-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 5
1280 Shader 640
48 Render Output Units 32
80 Texture Units 40
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB clocks at 2.002 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.752 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.002 GHz Memory Clock 1.752 GHz
8.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.569 GHz Base Clock 1.404 GHz
1.809 GHz Boost Clock 1.518 GHz
1.79 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.

120 W TDP 75 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 80 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
2x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

242 mm Length 215 mm
130 mm Height 112 mm
43 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 444 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS Dual series GeForce GTX 1060 OC edition 6GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT OC came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

DUAL-GTX1060-O6G Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2016
249 $ (Reference) Launch Price 109 $ (Reference)
16 nm Structure size 14 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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