Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 960M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 960M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.76

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms GTX 960M by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking492395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.00no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGM107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)April 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 cores640768
Core clock speed1096 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate47.04no data
Floating-point processing power1.505 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no 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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
SLI options+-

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 amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 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
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data
Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA+-

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 960M 8.76
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63
+44.2%

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 960M 4318
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+48.2%

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:

900p95
−36.8%
130−140
+36.8%
Full HD34
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
1440p15
−40%
21−24
+40%
4K14
−28.6%
18−21
+28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
−40%
35−40
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Battlefield 5 30
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 28
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−42.9%
120−130
+42.9%
Hitman 3 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−40%
70−75
+40%
Metro Exodus 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
−29%
40−45
+29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Battlefield 5 23
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−40.8%
100−105
+40.8%
Hitman 3 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−40%
70−75
+40%
Metro Exodus 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−37%
100−105
+37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 18
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 25
−40%
35−40
+40%
Hitman 3 16−18
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−40%
70−75
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−44.1%
85−90
+44.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−25%
30−33
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−40%
21−24
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 10
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 45
−33.3%
60−65
+33.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−33.3%
24−27
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 15
−40%
21−24
+40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Metro Exodus 8
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−40%
14−16
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

This is how GTX 960M and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 37% faster in 900p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 32% faster in 1080p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 40% faster in 1440p
  • Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.76 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GTX 960M has a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, on the other hand, has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.


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