NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1152 MHz vs 1127 MHz
  • Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1417 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 1001.1x more memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19895 vs 18663
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1159.046 vs 792.44
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.507 vs 4.888
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 82.067 vs 35.338
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 293.638 vs 200.825
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 8059 vs 7218
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3335
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 8059 vs 7218
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3335
  • 14.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2219 vs 157
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2018 vs 22 January 2015
Core clock speed 1152 MHz vs 1127 MHz
Boost clock speed 1417 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 19895 vs 18663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1159.046 vs 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.507 vs 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 82.067 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 293.638 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8059 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8059 vs 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2219 vs 157

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 72 billion / sec vs 68.02 GTexel / s
  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 768
  • Around 11% better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 2,177 gflops
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6100 vs 5332
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 673 vs 347
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 54.188
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3691 vs 3579
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3691 vs 3579
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 72 billion / sec vs 68.02 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1024 vs 768
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops vs 2,177 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6100 vs 5332
PassMark - G2D Mark 673 vs 347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 73.733 vs 54.188
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 vs 3579
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 vs 3579

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
5332
6100
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
347
673
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
19895
18663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.188
73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1159.046
792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.507
4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
82.067
35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
293.638
200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8059
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3579
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8059
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3579
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2219
157
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark 5332 6100
PassMark - G2D Mark 347 673
Geekbench - OpenCL 19895 18663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 54.188 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1159.046 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.507 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 82.067 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 293.638 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8059 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3579 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8059 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3579 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2219 157

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP107 GM206
Launch date 3 January 2018 22 January 2015
Place in performance rating 521 524
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $199
Price now $229.99
Value for money (0-100) 34.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1417 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 1152 MHz 1127 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,177 gflops 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 1024
Texture fill rate 68.02 GTexel / s 72 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,940 million
CUDA cores 1024

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
G-SYNC support
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
SLI options 2x

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB / s 112 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost