Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce GTX 960
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 25 Oct 2016
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 960
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 22 Jan 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti128%
- GeForce GTX 960100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- 28% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the GeForce GTX 960
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (31 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP107 (GP107-400-A1) | GM206 (GM206-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 132 mm² | 228 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,300 million | 2,940 million |
| Shaders | 768 | 1024 |
| Compute Units | 6 | 8 |
| Core clock | 1290 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 48 | 64 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective | 1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 2048 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | GeForce GTX 960 |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 120 watts |
| Release Date | 25 Oct 2016 | 22 Jan 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti41.30 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 96036.10 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti61.90 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 96072.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti112.10 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 960112.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti1981.40 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 9602308.10 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Alien Isolation
DX11, Max Detail, 2xMSAA 16xAF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti62
- GeForce GTX 96056
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
- GeForce GTX 96028
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
- GeForce GTX 96029
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti47
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
- GeForce GTX 96027
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti35
- GeForce GTX 96027
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti43
- GeForce GTX 96037
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
- GeForce GTX 96025
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti30
- 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 1050 Ti30
- GeForce GTX 96021
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti29
- GeForce GTX 96027
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti27
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
- GeForce GTX 96019
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti21
- GeForce GTX 96020
FPS (higher is better)
Anno 2205
DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti42
- GeForce GTX 96046
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti34
- GeForce GTX 96034
FPS (higher is better)
Doom (2016)
OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti75
- GeForce GTX 96038
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry Primal
DX11, Very High Settings
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti47
- GeForce GTX 96042
FPS (higher is better)
Gears of War 4
Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti54
- GeForce GTX 96042
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti65
- GeForce GTX 96053
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman (2016)
DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti43
- GeForce GTX 96031
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti44
- 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 1050 Ti41
- GeForce GTX 96031
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti38
- GeForce GTX 96036
FPS (higher is better)
Tom Clancy's The Division
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti37
- GeForce GTX 96040
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Warhammer
DX12, Max Detail, FXAA, 16:1 AF
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti45
- GeForce GTX 96025
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti31
- GeForce GTX 96030
FPS (higher is better)
Dishonored 2
Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti19
- GeForce GTX 96014
FPS (higher is better)
Resident Evil 7
Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti8
- GeForce GTX 9605
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti11
- GeForce GTX 96014
FPS (higher is better)
Watch Dogs 2
Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti10
- GeForce GTX 9606
FPS (higher is better)