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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.46 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.25 GHz · 90 W Speed index 2/100
In the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC is 3.8 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Speed index
2/100
2/100
FP32
1.86 TFLOPS
1.93 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.46 GHz
1.25 GHz
Memory Size
2 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
106 GB/s
TDP
75 W
90 W
Launch Price
109 $
149 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Based onNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
GPU ChipGP107-300-A1GM206-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors56
Shader640768
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units4048
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and has 640 texture shaders and 5 execution units.

MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, which has 768 shaders and 6 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Memory Size2 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.752 GHz1.653 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps6.6 Gbps
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s106 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 106 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Base Clock1.354 GHz1.076 GHz
Boost Clock1.455 GHz1.253 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 clocks in the base with up to 1.354 GHz. The base frequency of the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC is 1.076 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
TDP75 W90 W
Tjunction max97 °C95 °C
PCIe-Power--1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 75 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the -- connector.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC has a TDP of 90 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 1--2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has a total of 0 Axial fans.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Max. Displays34
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort1x DP 1.43x DP 1.2
DVI11
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 3 screens can be connected to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Max. resolution7680x43204096x2160
DirectX12_112_1
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesNo
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC is 4096x2160 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeNo
VP8NoDecode
VP9DecodeNo
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

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
Length145 mm254 mm
Height111 mm116 mm
Width--36 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC is 254 mm long, 116 mm high and 36 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3 x 16
Release dateQ3/2016Q3/2015
Launch Price109 $149 $
Structure size14 nm28 nm
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $.

The MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC was introduced in Q3/2015 at a price of 149 $.

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)

  1. 14 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 28 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 35 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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 MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC +1.6 %

  1. 16,747
  2. 17,023

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC +12.3 %

  1. 15,389
  2. 17,281

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