Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
33
15
15
n/a
63
34
28
15
The Witcher 3
22
20
14
n/a
45
39
27
12
Counter-Strike 2
46
29
23
n/a
84
57
41
16
Far Cry 6
30
28
20
9
49
44
31
14
Hogwarts Legacy
18
13
11
n/a
28
23
18
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
30
26
16
11
39
32
22
14
Ghost of Tsushima
13
9
9
n/a
24
16
14
9
Cyberpunk 2077
13
12
n/a
n/a
30
26
16
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
30
27
15
n/a
51
45
29
16
Avg FPS
1080p High2646
1080p Ultra2035
1440p Ultra1425
4K Ultra-12
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
2312
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Time Spy23523863
Solar Bayn/a9888
Port Royaln/a824
Fire Strike770312267
Night Raid3345950787
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
21180
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Background Blur56.6 frames/s92.6 frames/s
Face Detection27.4 frames/s43.3 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.82 Gpix/sec1.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.2 Gpix/sec2.04 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.27 Gpix/sec2.28 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.18 Gpix/sec0.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching66.3 Gpix/sec110.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics1916.5 fps3306.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
6329
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
G2D Mark649772
DirectX 1145 fps71 fps
DirectX 1225 fps35 fps
GPU Compute2657 Ops/s4116 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
34.4 fps
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)196 fps284.8 fps
Car Chase195.2 fps280.4 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)166.6 fps245.2 fps
T-Rex839.6 fps1203.9 fps
ALU 2744.9 fps5992 fps
Driver Overhead 2270.3 fps231.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation848.11404.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 25, 2016 August, 18, 2016
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Codename GP107 GP106
Price 139 199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1291 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1392 MHz 1708 MHz
Shader Units 768 1152
TMUs 48 72
ROPs 32 48
Execution Units 6 9
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 48 KB/core 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1024 KB/core 1536 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 45 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 67 GTex/s 123 GTex/s
FLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 75 W 120 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 14 nm 16 nm
Max temperature 97 °C n/a
Transistor Size 132 mm² 200 mm²
Transistor count 3 billion 4 billion
Transistor density 22.73 MTr/mm² 20 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory Frequency 1752 MHz 2002 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 7000 MB/s 8000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 3 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
112.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 6.1
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

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