GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 1050 vs GTX 1060: measured FPS in 26 games

Median gap+92%GTX 1060 faster

GTX 1050 ahead0/26games, by more than 3%

GTX 1060 ahead26/26games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/26games

We have 43 published results where the GTX 1050 and the GTX 1060 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 26 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 1060 is a median 92% faster than the GTX 1050. The GTX 1060 is ahead by more than 3% in 26 of the 26 games and the GTX 1050 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 1050 (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 1060 (entry level), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GTX 1050	GTX 1060	Gap	Source
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p High	38 FPS	76 FPS	GTX 1060 +100%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	44 FPS	GTX 1060 +120%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
BioShock Infinite	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	113.5 FPS	GTX 1060 +80%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Doom	1080p High	54 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 1060 +96%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Doom	1080p Ultra	46.5 FPS	99.7 FPS	GTX 1060 +114%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Fallout 4	1080p Ultra	41.1 FPS	77.1 FPS	GTX 1060 +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p High	39 FPS	82 FPS	GTX 1060 +110%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Rise of the Tomb Raider	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	67 FPS	GTX 1060 +103%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Overwatch	1080p High	108 FPS	190 FPS	GTX 1060 +76%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Overwatch	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	116 FPS	GTX 1060 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Battlefield 1	1080p High	41 FPS	98 FPS	GTX 1060 +139%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Battlefield 1	1080p Ultra	37 FPS	89 FPS	GTX 1060 +141%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Titanfall 2	1080p High	52.9 FPS	122 FPS	GTX 1060 +131%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Titanfall 2	1080p Ultra	45.7 FPS	112 FPS	GTX 1060 +145%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Assassin's Creed Syndicate	1080p High	44.1 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 1060 +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Assassin's Creed Syndicate	1080p Ultra	16.5 FPS	35.3 FPS	GTX 1060 +114%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Dishonored 2	1080p High	37.3 FPS	66.1 FPS	GTX 1060 +77%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Dishonored 2	1080p Ultra	33.7 FPS	57 FPS	GTX 1060 +69%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Watch Dogs 2	1080p High	35.4 FPS	71 FPS	GTX 1060 +101%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Watch Dogs 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	48 FPS	GTX 1060 +140%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Alien: Isolation	1080p Ultra	75.2 FPS	133 FPS	GTX 1060 +77%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p High	48 FPS	66.5 FPS	GTX 1060 +39%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Sid Meier's Civilization VI	1080p Ultra	40.2 FPS	63.8 FPS	GTX 1060 +59%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	1080p High	33.6 FPS	58 FPS	GTX 1060 +73%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 1060 +82%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Hitman	1080p High	21.6 FPS	58.4 FPS	GTX 1060 +170%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Hitman	1080p Ultra	18.9 FPS	55 FPS	GTX 1060 +191%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Mad Max	1080p Ultra	69 FPS	132 FPS	GTX 1060 +91%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p High	82.4 FPS	154 FPS	GTX 1060 +87%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Rainbow Six Siege	1080p Ultra	65.9 FPS	130 FPS	GTX 1060 +97%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Far Cry: Primal	1080p High	51 FPS	85 FPS	GTX 1060 +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Far Cry: Primal	1080p Ultra	38 FPS	70 FPS	GTX 1060 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Mafia III	1080p High	26.1 FPS	36.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +41%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
XCOM 2	1080p High	33.2 FPS	65.6 FPS	GTX 1060 +98%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
XCOM 2	1080p Ultra	14.5 FPS	30.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +113%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare	1080p Ultra	55.4 FPS	93.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +69%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p High	39.2 FPS	75.1 FPS	GTX 1060 +92%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Tom Clancy's The Division	1080p Ultra	30.3 FPS	59.6 FPS	GTX 1060 +97%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
FIFA 17	4K High	61 FPS	127 FPS	GTX 1060 +108%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Dirt Rally	1080p Ultra	76 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 1060 +39%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Anno 2205	1080p High	54.3 FPS	96.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +78%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Anno 2205	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	31.9 FPS	GTX 1060 +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060
Farming Simulator 17	1080p Ultra	103 FPS	199 FPS	GTX 1060 +93%	Notebookcheck: GTX 1050 · GTX 1060

43 results in 26 games; FPS as published (14.5 to 199 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

Check prices

Buy the GTX 1050

Check price on Amazon

An older card: mostly sold used or refurbished now.

Buy the GTX 1060

Check price on Amazon

An older card: mostly sold used or refurbished now.

Amazon affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Prices change; check the store.

More comparisons

GTX 1050 vs GTX 1050 Ti · 35 games
GTX 1050 vs Radeon Vega 8 · 30 games
GTX 1050 Ti vs GTX 1060 · 28 games
GTX 1060 vs Radeon Vega 8 · 26 games
GTX 1050 vs Intel UHD Graphics 620 · 20 games
GTX 1050 vs GTX 1650 · 19 games
GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 570 · 16 games
GTX 1060 vs Intel UHD Graphics 620 · 14 games

All comparisons of the GTX 1050 and the GTX 1060 are listed on their pages (9 comparisons and 7 comparisons).