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.
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
Memory
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Memory Size
2 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 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 Speeds
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Base Clock
1.127 GHz
1.354 GHz
Boost Clock
1.178 GHz
1.455 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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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 Design
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
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 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 & Fans
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
1 x 85 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 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
Connectivity
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. Displays
4
3
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
1x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.4
DVI
2
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 EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum of 3 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
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 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 Codecs
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
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
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Length
173 mm
145 mm
Height
111 mm
111 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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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.
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
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.
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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