GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 960M vs 1050 among all GPUs

Gaming

GeForce GTX 960M
6.0
GeForce GTX 1050
6.7
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
6.9
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 21 more

Graphics

GeForce GTX 960M
7.0
GeForce GTX 1050
6.5
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
7.1
T-Rex, Manhattan, Cloud Gate Factor, Sky Diver Factor and 1 more

Computing

GeForce GTX 960M
6.5
GeForce GTX 1050
7.1
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
6.4
Face Detection, Ocean Surface Simulation and 3 more

Performance per Watt

GeForce GTX 960M
7.9
GeForce GTX 1050
8.1
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
8.2
Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Bioshock Infinite and 32 more

Noise and Power

GeForce GTX 960M
9.4
GeForce GTX 1050
9.4
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
9.4
TDP, Idle Power Consumption, Load Power Consumption and 2 more
7.2

Overall Score

GeForce GTX 960M
6.9
GeForce GTX 1050
7.2
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
7.2

Winner
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 

GPUBoss recommends the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050  based on its benchmarks and compute performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of GeForce GTX 960M

Reasons to consider the
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Better T-Rex score 3,353.38 vs 2,520 Around 35% better T-Rex score
Front view of GeForce GTX 1050

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Better PassMark score 4,440 vs 2,041 Around 2.2x better PassMark score
Higher clock speed 1,354 MHz vs 1,097 MHz Around 25% higher clock speed
Higher effective memory clock speed 7,008 MHz vs 5,012 MHz Around 40% higher effective memory clock speed
Higher pixel rate 43.3 GPixel/s vs 17.55 GPixel/s Around 2.5x higher pixel rate
Higher memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s vs 80.2 GB/s Around 40% higher memory bandwidth
Higher turbo clock speed 1,455 MHz vs 1,176 MHz Around 25% higher turbo clock speed
More render output processors 32 vs 16 Twice as many render output processors
Significantly higher memory clock speed 1,752 MHz vs 1,253 MHz Around 40% higher memory clock speed
Better fire strike factor score 40.93 vs 32.59 More than 25% better fire strike factor score
Better PassMark direct compute score 2,932 vs 1,925 More than 50% better PassMark direct compute score
Slightly better T-Rex score 4.79 frames/s vs 3.69 frames/s Around 30% better T-Rex score
Higher metro: last light framerate 44.5 vs 31.05 Around 45% higher metro: last light framerate

Benchmarks Real world tests of GeForce GTX 960M vs 1050

Bitcoin mining Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 960M
174.92 mHash/s
GeForce GTX 1050
273.37 mHash/s

Face detection Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 960M
53.96 mPixels/s
GeForce GTX 1050
80.29 mPixels/s

T-Rex (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 960M
3,353.38
GeForce GTX 1050
2,520

Manhattan (GFXBench 3.0) Data courtesy CompuBench

GeForce GTX 960M
3,717.22
GeForce GTX 1050
1,690.56

Fire Strike Factor Data courtesy FutureMark

GeForce GTX 960M
32.59
GeForce GTX 1050
40.93

Sky Diver Factor Data courtesy FutureMark

GeForce GTX 960M
255.85
GeForce GTX 1050
301.39

Battlefield 4

GeForce GTX 960M
33.4
GeForce GTX 1050
54

Bioshock Infinite

GeForce GTX 960M
45.05
GeForce GTX 1050
71.6

Comments

Showing 10 comments.
Bhagwan Singh (01:17 PM, June 5, 2017)
Keep in mind he 960M is MUCH weaker than the desktop 960.
Akhil Adiga (01:33 AM, May 3, 2017)
So which gpu is better for gaming 960 or 1050? which can i use for playing games in 1080p high settings?
Zakiy Ramadhan (06:43 AM, February 18, 2017)
oh you're indonesian. there's this amazing seller called Pemmz , you can check in tokopedia for MSI GL62M 7RD. The spec are: - i7-7700HQ - 8GB DDR4-2133 - 1TB SATA HDD (+ 1 M.2 NVMe slot PCI Gen.3) - Nvidia GTX1050 2GB GDDR5 - 15,6" FHD for the price of Rp 12.999.000. I think it's a steal since MSI GL62 6QF - 1481ID with i7-6700HQ and 960M is sold for the same price! Cheaper alternative is ASUS X550IU with FX processor and AMD RX460 with the price tag: Rp 9.999.000
Accel (01:24 AM, February 5, 2017)
Wait, maybe if I sell my old laptop, I could got that one... But I don't think it would sell well...
Accel (01:24 AM, February 5, 2017)
well, you may be right, I should get patience for it, thanks... for now I stuck with GT635M, well just deal with it...
Bhagwan Singh (11:43 PM, February 4, 2017)
150-200? More? Well then i really hope you save up a bit more. Seriously, go to youtube and compare the perfamnce of 960M (this is weaker than the desktop 960) to the 1060. If you literally have 0 patience, 1050 is the best choice. 960M is showing its age.
Accel (10:44 PM, February 4, 2017)
hmmm, I'm in Indonesia, and I think that for 1060 laptop's price is about $150 - $200 more expensive, but I know yes that 1060 is extremely better, but my budget is around for 960 or 1050
Bhagwan Singh (02:39 PM, February 4, 2017)
I would say so. But can you spare some extra money for a GTX 1060 laptop? It is just insanely more powerful than both of these cards. Of course, it's also a bit more expensive. Sometimes twice as expensive.
Accel (10:43 AM, February 4, 2017)
then, do you think 1050 is better? I kinda stuck for purchasing a gaming laptop
Bhagwan Singh (06:15 PM, January 28, 2017)
Man, I remember when 960M was almost guaranteed to be in every mid range gaming laptop. That time is over. 1050 is a very promising "low" end laptop graphics card for gamers. Nvidia did a great step up with removing the "M" in the name and sticking the full desktop cards in there. GG.
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