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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
31.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
35.7Inno Score
20.5Rasterization25.2
20Ray Tracing20
23.8Memoryspec-based32.8
86.7Efficiencyspec-based88.3
22.1Compute31.7
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 wins this graphics card face-off, 35.7 to 31.1, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+5). 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
  • Lower launch price: $139 vs $219

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660

  • Stronger rasterization score: 25 vs 21
  • Stronger compute score: 32 vs 22
  • 132% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 5,415 vs 2,338
  • 83% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 768
  • 82% higher PassMark G3D: 11,608 vs 6,367

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Announced20162019
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP75 W+37%120 W
Power connectorNone (PCIe slot only)1x 8-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Shading units7681,408+83%
RT cores—0
Tensor / AI cores—0
Base clock1,290 MHz1,530 MHz+19%
Boost clock1,392 MHz1,785 MHz+28%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
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 1660
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
3DMark Time Spy2,338Bottom 3%5,415+132%Bottom 19%
PassMark G3D6,367Bottom 4%11,608+82%Bottom 19%

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