In the gpu comparison between the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 38 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB, which has 640 shaders and 5 execution units.
Memory
Memory
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Memory Size
4 GB
2 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Memory Clock
1.753 GHz
1.752 GHz
Memory Speed
7.0 Gbps
7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
112 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Base Clock
1.190 GHz
1.354 GHz
Boost Clock
1.253 GHz
1.455 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini clocks in the base with up to 1.190 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 1.354 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
TDP
120 W
75 W
Tjunction max
98 °C
97 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 90 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini has a total of 1 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. Displays
4
3
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.4
DVI
1
1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum of 3 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. resolution
4096x2160
7680x4320
DirectX
12_1
12_1
Raytracing
No
No
DLSS / FSR
No
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
No
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
No
VP9
No
Decode
AV1
No
No
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Length
170 mm
145 mm
Height
122 mm
111 mm
Width
41 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini is 170 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.
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 ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini +29.0 %
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 ASUS GeForce GTX 960 Mini +13.9 %
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.
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