PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB and has 640 texture shaders and 5 execution units. GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, which has 1024 shaders and 8 execution units. |
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| PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB | GPU | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING |
| 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 PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB has 2 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 112 GB/s. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 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 PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB clocks in the base with up to 1.354 GHz. The base frequency of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING is 1.304 GHz. |
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| 1.354 GHz | Base Clock | 1.304 GHz |
| 1.455 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.367 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | 1.34 GHz | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB is 71 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the connector. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING has a TDP of 120 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 71 W | TDP | 120 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 98 °C |
| PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin | |
Cooler & FansThe PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB has a total of 1 Axial fans. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 1 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 85 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 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 PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING 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 PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING 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 | Addressable LED |
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 PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB is 166 mm long, 112 mm high and 39 mm wide. The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING is 262 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide. |
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| 166 mm | Length | 262 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 127 mm |
| 39 mm | Width | 40 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB was released in Q3/2016 at a price of 109 $ (Reference). The GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING was introduced in Q1/2016 at a price of 229 $. |
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| VCGGTX10502PB | Part-no | GV-N960XTREME-4GD |
| Q3/2016 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
| 109 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 229 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 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
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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING
4 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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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
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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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING
4 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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PNY GeForce GTX 1050 2GB
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 960 XTREME GAMING
4 GB GDDR5 |
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