MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Pascal) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Pascal) and has 3 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G has the GP107-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G is based on the graphics chip GP106-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
GP107-400-A1 GPU Chip GP106-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
6 Streaming Multiprocessors 9
768 Shader 1152
32 Render Output Units 48
48 Texture Units 72
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G clocks at 1.752 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.002 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 3 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
1.752 GHz Memory Clock 2.002 GHz
7.0 Gbps Memory Speed 8.0 Gbps
112 GB/s Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 192 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.290 GHz Base Clock 1.506 GHz
1.430 GHz Boost Clock 1.746 GHz
1.42 GHz Avg (Game) Clock 1.73 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 120 W.

75 W TDP 120 W
-- TDP (up) --
97 °C Tjunction max 94 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

3 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0b
1x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4
1 DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED MSI Mystic Light

Supported Video Codecs

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.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
No VP8 No
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

229 mm Length 277 mm
131 mm Height 140 mm
39 mm Width 39 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
527 g Weight 1017 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q4/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 16 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q4/2016 Release date Q3/2016
139 $ (Reference) Launch Price 199 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 16 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

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)

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5
17 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
3 GB GDDR5
29 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5
34 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
3 GB GDDR5
46 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GAMING 4G
4 GB GDDR5
47 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING 3G
3 GB GDDR5
66 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

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

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)

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