GeForce GTX 1660 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 22 Feb 2019
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 21 May 2018
GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    264%
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

164% higher gaming performance.
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
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB

45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti .
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 1660 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
GPU NameTU116 (TU116-400-A1)vsGP107 (GP107-301-A1)
Fab Process12 nmvs14 nm
Die Size284 mm²vs132 mm²
Transistors6,600 millionvs3,300 million
Shaders1536vs768
Compute Units24vs6
Core clock1500 MHzvs1392 MHz
ROPs48vs24
TMUs96vs48

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width192 bitvs96 bit
Memory Speed1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective
vs1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective
Memory Size6144 Mbvs3072 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1660 TiGeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
TDP120 wattsvs75 watts
Release Date22 Feb 2019vs21 May 2018

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    84.96 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    36.43 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    169.90 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    72.86 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    84.10 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    5437.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    2332.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    108
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    85
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    97
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    124
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    94
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    56
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    18

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    64
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    13

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
    34
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
    9

FPS (higher is better)