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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
20.5Rasterization23.3
20Ray Tracing20
23.8Memoryspec-based32.8
86.7Efficiencyspec-based83.8
22.1Compute28.8
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB wins this graphics card face-off, 34 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+7) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $249

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • Stronger compute score: 29 vs 22
  • 79% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,178 vs 2,338
  • 71% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 112 GB/s
  • 67% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 768
  • 57% higher PassMark G3D: 10,021 vs 6,367

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Announced20162016
ArchitecturePascalPascal
Process14 nm+12%16 nm
TDP75 W+37%120 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Shading units7681,280+67%
Base clock1,290 MHz1,506 MHz+17%
Boost clock1,392 MHz1,709 MHz+23%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
VRAM4 GB6 GB+50%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth112 GB/s192 GB/s+71%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%4,178+79%Bottom 10%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%10,021+57%Bottom 15%

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