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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 1060

    GeForce GTX 1050
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 25 Oct 2016
    GeForce GTX 1050
    GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 10 Jul 2016
    GeForce GTX 1060

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      220%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050

    45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1060 .
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

    Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1060

    120% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 1060

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1060

    The GeForce GTX 1060 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (42 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060
    GPU NameGP107 (GP107-300-A1)vsGP106 (GP106-400-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs16 nm
    Die Size132 mm²vs200 mm²
    Transistors3,300 millionvs4,400 million
    Shaders640vs1280
    Compute Units5vs10
    Core clock1354 MHzvs1506 MHz
    ROPs32vs48
    TMUs40vs80

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs192 bit
    Memory Speed1752 MHz
    7008 MHz effective    		vs2002 MHz
    8008 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060
    TDP75 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date25 Oct 2016vs10 Jul 2016

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      43.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      72.30 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      54.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      120.50 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      112.10 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      192.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      1733.10 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      3855.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      76
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      41
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      30
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      38
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      44
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      83

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      32
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      58
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      65

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      55
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 1

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      31
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      27
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality,DX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      23
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      39
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle-Earth Shadow of War

    Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      16
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      21
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    DX12, Very High Details, Pure Hair On, HBAO+

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      20
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      25
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      23
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      19
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      13
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ghost Recon - Wildlands

    Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      8
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      14
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 1060
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

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