MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Pascal) and has 6 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 194 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB (Pascal) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has the GP106-400-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Pascal architecture.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is based on the graphics chip GP107-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GPU MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
GP106-400-A1 GPU Chip GP107-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Pascal
10 Streaming Multiprocessors 5
1280 Shader 640
48 Render Output Units 32
80 Texture Units 40
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G clocks at 2.027 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.1 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.752 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 2 GB
GDDR5 Memory Type GDDR5
2.027 GHz Memory Clock 1.752 GHz
8.1 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
194 GB/s Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

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

1.506 GHz Base Clock 1.354 GHz
1.809 GHz Boost Clock 1.455 GHz
1.78 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.

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

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 has 1 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

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

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

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

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G 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 1050 2G V1 is 7680x4320 pixels.

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

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 1060 GAMING X 6G 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 1050 2G V1 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

277 mm Length 177 mm
140 mm Height 116 mm
39 mm Width 36 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
1017 g Weight 321 g
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3.0 x 16

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G has been manufactured with a structure width of 16 nanometers since Q3/2016.

The MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 came on the market in Q3/2016 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q3/2016 Release date Q3/2016
249 $ (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

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
32 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
2 GB GDDR5
14 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
57 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
2 GB GDDR5
28 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G
6 GB GDDR5
77 fps (avg)
MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1 MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2G V1
2 GB GDDR5
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

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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