Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
22.84
+81%

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking241390
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation68.60no data
Power efficiency26.36no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU116no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536768
Core clock speed1140 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1335 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Wattno data
Texture fill rate128.2no data
Floating-point processing power4.101 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs96no data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB3 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s84 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 data
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131+
CUDA7.5-

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 1660 Ti Max-Q 22.84
+81%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.62

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 1660 Ti Max-Q 13355
+109%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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 HD76
+90%
40−45
−90%
4K34
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.01no data
4K6.74no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Battlefield 5 88
+95.6%
45−50
−95.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
+100%
35−40
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Far Cry 5 92
+84%
50−55
−84%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+94.5%
55−60
−94.5%
Metro Exodus 120
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+84%
50−55
−84%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+96%
50−55
−96%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Battlefield 5 84
+86.7%
45−50
−86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Far Cry 5 77
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+100%
30−33
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+94.5%
55−60
−94.5%
Metro Exodus 95
+90%
50−55
−90%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+85%
40−45
−85%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+96%
50−55
−96%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+100%
21−24
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+85.2%
27−30
−85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Far Cry 5 54
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 79
+97.5%
40−45
−97.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+92.5%
40−45
−92.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+96%
50−55
−96%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+106%
35−40
−106%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+85.7%
70−75
−85.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+105%
21−24
−105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+87.1%
70−75
−87.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Hitman 3 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+81.5%
65−70
−81.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+108%
12−14
−108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%

This is how GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 90% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is 89% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.84 12.62
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q has a 81% higher aggregate performance score, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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