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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
29.5Inno Score
20Rasterization20.5
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based21.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based79.4
20.1Compute21.7
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10503 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 scores 30.2 against 29.5 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • 50% lower process: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • 24% higher Boost clock: 1,455 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • 20% higher Base clock: 1,354 MHz vs 1,127 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • 60% higher Shading units: 1,024 vs 640
  • 32% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 2,300 vs 1,740
  • 22% higher PassMark G3D: 6,150 vs 5,052

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Announced20162015
ArchitecturePascalMaxwell
Process14 nm+50%28 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 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Shading units6401,024+60%
Base clock1,354 MHz+20%1,127 MHz
Boost clock1,455 MHz+24%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
VRAM2 GB2 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit128 bit
Bandwidth112 GB/s112 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
3DMark Time Spy1,740Bottom 4%2,300+32%Bottom 6%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 6%6,150+22%Bottom 7%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Upscaling—None

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