1050 Ti Max-Q vs 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
15.20
+9.7%

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 10% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking323344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.615.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN17P-G1 Max-QN17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2017 (6 years old)3 January 2018 (6 years old)
Current price$1010 $1140
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has 9% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280768
Core clock speed1063 - 1265 MHz1151 – 1290 MHz
Boost clock speed1341 - 1480 MHz1290 – 1417 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 - 70 Watt40 - 46 Watt
Texture fill rate118.468.02
Floating-point performance3,789 gflops2,177 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6.144 MB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s112.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support++

Technologies

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

VR Ready++

API support

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

DirectX12.012 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.20
+9.7%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.85

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 10% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+52.3%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 8752

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 52% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
+42.4%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 42% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101
+57.8%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 46952

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 58% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999
+13.3%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 324705

1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 13% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD82
+41.4%
58
−41.4%
1440p30−35
+3.4%
29
−3.4%
4K28
+47.4%
19
−47.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−34.4%
43
+34.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−9.6%
57
+9.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 70
+45.8%
48
−45.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−19.5%
49
+19.5%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−26.4%
67
+26.4%
Hitman 3 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−21.9%
39
+21.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−6.3%
34
+6.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+8.3%
48
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 65
+47.7%
44
−47.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−9.8%
45
+9.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−15.1%
61
+15.1%
Hitman 3 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−29.2%
31
+29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 66
+43.5%
46
−43.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+77.8%
18
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+15.6%
45
−15.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 48
+26.3%
38
−26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−2.4%
42
+2.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+12.8%
47
−12.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+40%
25
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Hitman 3 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+14.3%
27−30
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−3.6%
29
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+60%
5
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+50%
16
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−6.3%
17
+6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 20
+53.8%
13
−53.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+5%
20
−5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 41.4% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 3.4% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 47.4% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 77.8% faster than the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 34.4% faster than the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 50 tests (74%)
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 13 tests (19%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (7%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.20 13.85
Recency 30 May 2017 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6.144 MB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 40 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Similar GPU comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see the user rating of the graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.1 178 votes

Rate NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 94 votes

Rate NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.