NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960.

250
Place in performance rating
223
40.57
Value for money (0-100)
60.47
Pascal
Architecture
Maxwell
GP107
Code name
GM206
Desktop
Type
Desktop
25 October 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
22 January 2015 (6 years ago)
$109
Launch price (MSRP)
$199
$349 (3.2x MSRP)
Price now
$444 (2.2x MSRP)
15.09
Value for money
10.46
N17P-G1
GPU code name
GM206
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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.

640
Pipelines
1024
1290 MHz
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
1392 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
3,300 million
Transistor count
2,940 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
75 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
58.20
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
1,862 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
97 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
640
CUDA cores
1024
640
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1024
1392 MHz
Boost clock speed
1178 MHz
3,300 million
Number of transistors
2,940 million
75 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
120 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
5.7" (14.5 cm)
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
None
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
-
SLI options
+
300 Watt
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
PCIe 3.0
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
2-slot
Width
no data
4.38" (11.1 cm)
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
-
SLI
no data

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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960.

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

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960.

DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Display Connectors
Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
+
G-SYNC support
+
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
2.2
HDCP
+
no data
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
no data
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

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

+
VR Ready
no data
+
Multi Monitor
no data
+
3D Vision
+
3.0
GPU Boost
2.0
+
CUDA
+
no data
GeForce Experience
+
no data
Surround
+
+
Multi-Projection
no data
no data
Adaptive Vertical Sync
+
+
Ansel
no data
+
ShadowWorks
no data
+
GameStream
+
no data
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
no data
GameWorks
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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)
4.5
OpenGL
4.4
1.2.131
Vulkan
+
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 133 62 40.8 25.9
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 177 62.2 38.2 30.7 19
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 52.5 39.3 31.3 28.2
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

Cheaper ($349 (3.2x MSRP) vs $444 (2.2x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (14 nm vs 28 nm)

Less power consumption (75 Watt vs 120 Watt)

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

1.55% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1024 vs 640)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

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