GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G
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EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB

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

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G has the GP107-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB is based on the graphics chip GM206-300-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.

The graphics memory of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G clocks at 1.752 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

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

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB is 4096x2160 pixels.

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.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Windforce 2G has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 960 Gaming ACX 2.0+ 4GB came on the market in Q1/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.