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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs GeForce GTX 660

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 660, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 660, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 660
    Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 660.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 660 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 660 - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 386 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 660 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 1746 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 660.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
    4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
    low / 720p 35−40 40−45
    medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 660 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 660
    Architecture Pascal Kepler
    Code name GK106
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date April 2018 6 September 2012
    Pipelines 768 960
    Core clock speed 1366 MHz 980 MHz
    Boost Clock 1442 MHz 1033 MHz
    Transistor count 2,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 78.4 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops
    Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 96 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
    Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 6.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 144.2 GB/s
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.3
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan + 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 960
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    3D Vision +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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