NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 is ahead by 29% on our index and meets the recommended card of 12 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 7 9
Video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Rated power 75 W 120 W
Launch price $109 $199
Index per $100 6.4 4.5
Games at recommended 112 124
Released20162015
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050; right: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 runs at recommended
- War Robots
- Risk of Rain 2
- South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™
- Heaven Forest - VR MMO
- Heaven Forest NIGHTS
- Far Cry® 4
- Evolve Stage 2
- Max Payne 3
And 4 more.
Quick answers
Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 scores 9 on our index to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050's 7, a 29% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 meets the recommended graphics card of 112 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 124.