GeForce GTX 1050 Vs GeForce GTX 960 - HWBench

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GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 960

GeForce GTX 1050Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 25 Oct 2016

GeForce GTX 960Memory: 2048Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 22 Jan 2015

Summary

Gaming performance index

• GeForce GTX 1050100%
• GeForce GTX 960105%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1050

45 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 960 .

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 960

5% higher gaming performance.

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 960

The GeForce GTX 960 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (30 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050	GeForce GTX 960
GPU Name	GP107 (GP107-300-A1)	vs	GM206 (GM206-300-A1)
Fab Process	14 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	132 mm²	vs	228 mm²
Transistors	3,300 million	vs	2,940 million
Shaders	640	vs	1024
Compute Units	5	vs	8
Core clock	1354 MHz	vs	1127 MHz
ROPs	32	vs	32
TMUs	40	vs	64

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 1050	GeForce GTX 960
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	128 bit	vs	128 bit
Memory Speed	1752 MHz 7008 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	2048 Mb	vs	2048 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 1050	GeForce GTX 960
TDP	75 watts	vs	120 watts
Release Date	25 Oct 2016	vs	22 Jan 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

• GeForce GTX 105043.30 GP/s
• GeForce GTX 96036.10 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

• GeForce GTX 105054.20 GT/s
• GeForce GTX 96072.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

• GeForce GTX 1050112.10 GB/s
• GeForce GTX 960112.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

• GeForce GTX 10501733.10 GFLOPs
• GeForce GTX 9602308.10 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

2560x1440 (WQHD)1920x1080 (Full HD)3840x2160 (4K)

Alien Isolation

DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF

• GeForce GTX 105055
• GeForce GTX 96056

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 105026
• GeForce GTX 96028

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105027
• GeForce GTX 96029

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 105031
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 105028
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105026
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 105039
• GeForce GTX 96037

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 105018
• GeForce GTX 96025

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105021
• GeForce GTX 96018

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105020
• GeForce GTX 96021

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 105025
• GeForce GTX 96027

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 105023
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 105018
• GeForce GTX 96019

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105019
• GeForce GTX 96020

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

• GeForce GTX 105040
• GeForce GTX 96046

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105030
• GeForce GTX 96034

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

• GeForce GTX 105037
• GeForce GTX 96038

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

• GeForce GTX 105044
• GeForce GTX 96042

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105040
• GeForce GTX 96042

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 105058
• GeForce GTX 96053

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 105024
• GeForce GTX 96031

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105035
• GeForce GTX 96022

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105031
• GeForce GTX 96031

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 105033
• GeForce GTX 96036

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 105033
• GeForce GTX 96040

FPS (higher is better)

Total War: Warhammer

DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF

• GeForce GTX 105024
• GeForce GTX 96025

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105028
• GeForce GTX 96030

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 105013
• GeForce GTX 96014

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 10505
• GeForce GTX 9605

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

• GeForce GTX 10505
• GeForce GTX 9606

FPS (higher is better)

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