NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and has 640 texture shaders and 5 execution units. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 |
| GP107-300-A1 | GPU Chip | GM206-300-A1 |
| Pascal | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 5 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 8 |
| 640 | Shader | 1024 |
| 32 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 40 | Texture Units | 64 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 can access 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.752 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.753 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 7.0 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 clocks in the base with up to 1.354 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is 1.127 GHz. |
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| 1.354 GHz | Base Clock | 1.127 GHz |
| 1.455 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.178 GHz |
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| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 75 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 75 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 has a total of 0 Axial fans. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| -- | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 3 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12_1 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| No | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is 145 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is 241 mm long, -- high and -- wide. |
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| 145 mm | Length | 241 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | -- |
| -- | Width | -- |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $ (Reference). The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 was introduced in Q1/2015 at a price of 199 $. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| 109 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | -- |
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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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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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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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
2 GB GDDR5 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
2 GB GDDR5 |
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