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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
20Rasterization23.3
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based32.8
86.7Efficiencyspec-based83.8
20.1Compute28.8
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10508 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB wins this graphics card face-off, 34 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+9) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 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

  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • 12% lower process: 14 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $249

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • Stronger rasterization score: 23 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 29 vs 20
  • 200% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 2 GB
  • 137% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,178 vs 1,762
  • 100% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 640

General

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

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Shading units6401,280+100%
Base clock1,354 MHz1,506 MHz+11%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,709 MHz+17%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
VRAM2 GB6 GB+200%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit192 bit+50%
Bandwidth112 GB/s192 GB/s+71%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%4,178+137%Bottom 10%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%10,021+98%Bottom 15%

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