The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC has the GM206-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the graphics chip GP107-300-A1, which comes from the Pascal architecture.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
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 graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC clocks at 1.753 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.752 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Base Clock
1.178 GHz
1.354 GHz
Boost Clock
1.241 GHz
1.455 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
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 MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 120 W.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has -- PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 75 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 0 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Max. Displays
4
3
HDCP
2.2
2.2
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.0
1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.2
1x DP 1.4
DVI
1
1
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
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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With the MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 4096x2160 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Length
273 mm
145 mm
Height
130 mm
111 mm
Width
37 mm
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Width (Slots)
2 Slots
2 Slots
Weight
593 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GD5T OC is connected to the system via PCIe 3 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.
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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