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MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G
MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.30 GHz · 120 W Speed index 2/100
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.39 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is 25 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.

MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Speed index
2/100
2/100
FP32
2.67 TFLOPS
2.14 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.30 GHz
1.39 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
120 W
75 W
Launch Price
229 $
139 $

GPU

GPUMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GPU ChipGM206-300-A1GP107-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors86
Shader1024768
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units6448
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 and has 1024 texture shaders and 8 execution units.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, which has 768 shaders and 6 execution units.

Memory

MemoryMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.753 GHz1.752 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Base Clock1.241 GHz1.290 GHz
Boost Clock1.304 GHz1.392 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.28 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G clocks in the base with up to 1.241 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 1.290 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
TDP120 W75 W
Tjunction max98 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is 120 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via -- PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Fan-TypeAxial--
Fan 12 x 100 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Max. Displays43
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.01x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort3x DP 1.21x DP 1.4
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Max. resolution4096x21607680x4320
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRNoYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCNoDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeNo
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Length267 mm145 mm
Height139 mm111 mm
Width40 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight833 g--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G is 267 mm long, 139 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataMSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
GPU InterfacePCIe 3 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2015Q4/2016
Launch Price229 $139 $
Structure size28 nm14 nm
Part-noV320-034R--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G was released in Q1/2015 at a price of 229 $.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti was introduced in Q4/2016 at a price of 139 $.

Benchmark results

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)

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  2. 17 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 33 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 46 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti +3.7 %

  1. 19,902
  2. 20,634

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4G +14.2 %

  1. 22,709
  2. 19,889

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