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EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.18 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.46 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 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 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is 30 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Speed index
2/100
2/100
FP32
2.41 TFLOPS
1.86 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.18 GHz
1.46 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
120 W
75 W
Launch Price
199 $
109 $

GPU

GPUEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1GP107-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors85
Shader1024640
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units6440
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 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

MemoryEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Memory Size2 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming has 2 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 SpeedsEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Base Clock1.127 GHz1.354 GHz
Boost Clock1.178 GHz1.455 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming clocks in the base with up to 1.127 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 1.354 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
TDP120 W75 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 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 & FansEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 11 x 85 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming has a total of 1 Axial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.21x DP 1.4
DVI21
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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 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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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

DimensionsEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Length173 mm145 mm
Height111 mm111 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming is 173 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataEVGA GeForce GTX 960 GamingNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q3/2016
Launch Price199 $109 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-no02G-P4-2961-KR--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 199 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $.

Benchmark results

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)

  1. no data
  2. 14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 35 fps (avg)

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 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming +7.3 %

  1. 17,964
  2. 16,747

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming +33.2 %

  1. 20,498
  2. 15,389

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