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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 960

    GeForce GTX 1050
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 25 Oct 2016
    GeForce GTX 1050
    GeForce GTX 960
    Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 22 Jan 2015
    GeForce GTX 960

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 960
      105%

    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 960 .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 960

    5% higher gaming performance.
    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
    GeForce GTX 960

    HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 960

    The GeForce GTX 960 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (30 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 960
    GPU NameGP107 (GP107-300-A1)vsGM206 (GM206-300-A1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size132 mm²vs228 mm²
    Transistors3,300 millionvs2,940 million
    Shaders640vs1024
    Compute Units5vs8
    Core clock1354 MHzvs1127 MHz
    ROPs32vs32
    TMUs40vs64

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 960
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width128 bitvs128 bit
    Memory Speed1752 MHz
    7008 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size2048 Mbvs2048 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 960
    TDP75 wattsvs120 watts
    Release Date25 Oct 2016vs22 Jan 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      43.30 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36.10 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      54.20 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      72.10 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      112.10 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 960
      112.20 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      1733.10 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 960
      2308.10 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Alien Isolation

    DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      55
    • GeForce GTX 960
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 960
      28

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      27
    • GeForce GTX 960
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      31
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      26
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      39
    • GeForce GTX 960
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      21
    • GeForce GTX 960
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      20
    • GeForce GTX 960
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      25
    • GeForce GTX 960
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      23
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      18
    • GeForce GTX 960
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      19
    • GeForce GTX 960
      20

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 960
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      30
    • GeForce GTX 960
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      37
    • GeForce GTX 960
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      44
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      40
    • GeForce GTX 960
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      58
    • GeForce GTX 960
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      35
    • GeForce GTX 960
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      31
    • GeForce GTX 960
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 960
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      33
    • GeForce GTX 960
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Total War: Warhammer

    DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      24
    • GeForce GTX 960
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      28
    • GeForce GTX 960
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      13
    • GeForce GTX 960
      14

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 7

    Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 960
      5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 1050
      5
    • GeForce GTX 960
      6

    FPS (higher is better)

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