GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

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Place in performance rating
250
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Value for money (0-100)
40.57
Pascal
Architecture
Pascal
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Code name
GP107
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Type
Desktop
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Release date
25 October 2016 (5 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$109
$967
Price now
$349 (3.2x MSRP)
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Value for money
15.09
GP104
GPU code name
N17P-G1
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
640
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
1290 MHz
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Boost Clock
1392 MHz
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Transistor count
3,300 million
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
136.7
Texture fill rate
58.20
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Floating-point performance
1,862 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
97 °C
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CUDA cores
640
1280
Pipelines / CUDA cores
640
1709 MHz
Boost clock speed
1392 MHz
7,200 million
Number of transistors
3,300 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
5.7" (14.5 cm)
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
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SLI options
-
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Recommended system power (PSU)
300 Watt
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Bus support
PCIe 3.0
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Width
2-slot
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Height
4.38" (11.1 cm)
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SLI
-

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

GDDR5X
Memory type
GDDR5
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
8 GB/s
Memory clock speed
7008 MHz
256.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
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G-SYNC support
+
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Multi monitor support
+
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HDCP
2.2
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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VR Ready
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Multi Monitor
+
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3D Vision
+
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GPU Boost
3.0
6.1
CUDA
+
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Multi-Projection
+
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Ansel
+
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ShadowWorks
+
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GameStream
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.5
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
3.0
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 133 62 40.8 25.9
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 177 62.2 38.2 30.7 19
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 52.5 39.3 31.3 28.2
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X

More maximum RAM amount (8 GB vs 2 GB)

More memory bandwidth (256.3 GB/s vs 112 GB/s)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

27.12% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($349 (3.2x MSRP) vs $967)

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 16 nm)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 .

GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

3.5 Out of 23 Hitesti Score
3.9 Out of 591 Hitesti Score