We start with the synthetic 3DMark benchmarks, more precisely the respective GPU sub-scores. The new GTX 1050 is about 50% faster than the old GTX 960M in the older 3DMark 11, but falls behind the GTX 965M (+11%) and the GTX 1050 Desktop (+16%). The situation is similar in the 3DMark Fire Strike Test Test, only the percentages change a bit. Overall, the new GTX 1050 is 42% ahead of the GTX 960M and 8 as well as 15% behind the GTX 965M and GTX 1050 Desktop, respectively.

The situation is a bit easier for the GTX 1050 Ti, because notebook and desktop model are roughly on par and we can even see a small advantage for the mobile chip in the MSI GE72. The direct successor GTX 965M is beaten by 23-29% and the performance is roughly on par with the previous high-end GPU GTX 970M in general.

However, the new GeForce GTX 1060 is still about 50% faster. Another interesting comparison GPU is the AMD Radeon Pro 450 of the new MacBook Pro 15, which is around 40% slower than the new GTX 1050 in the 3DMarks.