GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G


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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G

GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and has 1152 texture shaders and 9 execution units.

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB, which has 640 shaders and 5 execution units.
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G GPU GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GP106-300-A1 GPU Chip GP107-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
9 Streaming Multiprocessors 5
1152 Shader 640
48 Render Output Units 32
72 Texture Units 40
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G has 3 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
3 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 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G clocks in the base with up to 1.506 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G is 1.354 GHz.
1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.354 GHz
1.746 GHz Boost Clock 1.493 GHz
1.71 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.46 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors.
120 W TDP 75 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G has 1 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G supports a maximum of 3 screens.
4 Max. Displays 3
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x 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

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G 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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G is 223 mm long, 121 mm high and 39 mm wide.

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G is 172 mm long, 113 mm high and 30 mm wide.
223 mm Length 172 mm
121 mm Height 113 mm
39 mm Width 30 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 3G was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference).

The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 D5 2G was introduced in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $ (Reference).
GV-N1060WF2-3GD Part-no GV-N1050D5-2GD
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2016
199 $ (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

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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)

View all Battlefield 5 benchmark results

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

View all Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal) benchmark results

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)

View all FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS) benchmark results

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