GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X vs GTX 1050 Mobile

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking409not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.78no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP107BGP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6401280
Core clock speed1354 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz1709 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.72136.7
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs4080

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data250 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s256.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X, on the other hand, has a 104.8% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1060 8 GB GDDR5X is a desktop one.


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