GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB
2017
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
15.29
+45.3%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking349436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.109.62
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGP106GP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 January 2018 (6 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 cores1280640
Core clock speed1063 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speed1480 MHz1328 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate118.453.12
Floating-point processing power3.789 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs8040

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s112.1 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.16.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 15.29
+45.3%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.52

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 5891
+45.3%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 4054

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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+86.4%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154

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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
+84.6%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 5650

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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101
+109%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 35392

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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999
+15.4%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 318811

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 3324
+106%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 1615

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 HD80
+77.8%
45
−77.8%
1440p35−40
+29.6%
27
−29.6%
4K28
+100%
14
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−5.7%
37
+5.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+51.5%
30−35
−51.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
31
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 62
+67.6%
37
−67.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+35.1%
55−60
−35.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+18.2%
44
−18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−4.8%
44
+4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−26%
63
+26%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+40%
24−27
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+51.5%
30−35
−51.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+6.9%
29
−6.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 54
+80%
30
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+2.1%
97
−2.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+35.1%
55−60
−35.1%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+48.6%
35
−48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+40%
30
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+119%
16
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+63.2%
19
−63.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Far Cry 5 40
+81.8%
22
−81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+41.4%
70−75
−41.4%
Hitman 3 27−30
+45%
20−22
−45%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+35.1%
55−60
−35.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+35.5%
31
−35.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+50%
10
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+66.7%
45−50
−66.7%
Hitman 3 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+12.5%
24
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+86.7%
14−16
−86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+40.3%
65−70
−40.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+25%
20
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Hitman 3 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+61.7%
45−50
−61.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+15.4%
13
−15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+84.6%
13
−84.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 12
+100%
6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10
−40%

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

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 78% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 30% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 100% faster in 4K

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 119% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 26% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 68 tests (94%)
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.29 10.52
Recency 27 June 2017 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in performance tests.


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