GeForce GTX 1050 vs GTX 560 Ti X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 439 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.43 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.21 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 384 ×2 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 1290 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1392 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 97 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 54.40 ×2 | 58.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.306 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.862 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 240 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 292 mm | 145 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.38" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | no data | 300 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
| SLI | no data | - |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1002 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.3 GB/s ×2 | 112 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | - | 2.2 |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | - | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 3.0 |
| VR Ready | no data | + |
| Ansel | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2011 | 25 October 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 75 Watt |
GTX 1050 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 Ti X2 and GeForce GTX 1050. We've got no test results to judge.
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