NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 with Max-Q design is a mainstream GPU based on the Pascal architecture and was announced in January 2018. Contrary to the faster models, the GTX 1050 uses the GP107 chip, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process at Samsung.

The clock is not the only difference compared to the regular GTX 1050 though. The drivers for the Max-Q version were optimized for efficiency (and not performance; only for Max-Q models), there are optimized voltage converters for 1V operation, high-end cooling methods, and a 40 dB limit for the fan noise (with clock adjustments to ensure this at all times).

Features

The GP107 chip is manufactured in a 14 nm FinFET process at Samsung and offers a number of new features, including support for DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) as well as improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). A full list of improvements and the new Pascal desktop GPUs is available in our dedicated Pascal architecture article.

Performance

The performance of the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q should be around 10-15 % below a regular GTX 1050 for laptops. This means the GPU is most suited for full HD gaming at high settings (not maximum).

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is rated at 34 to 40 Watt and therefore significantly lower than the normal laptop GTX 1050 (53 Watt). Therefore, the Max-Q variant is also suited for thin and light laptops.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1000 Series

GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (compare)	3584 @ 1481 - 1600 (Boost) MHz	352 Bit @ 11000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	5120 @ 1556 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) (compare)	3840 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop) (compare)	4096 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	2x 256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Desktop) (compare)	2560 @ 1607 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) (compare)	2560 @ 1566 - 1733 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	2432 @ 1607 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Desktop) (compare)	1920 @ 1506 - 1683 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q (compare)	2560 @ 1101 - 1290 - 1278 - 1468 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) (compare)	2048 @ 1443 - 1645 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q (compare)	2048 @ 1101 - 1215 - 1265 - 1379 (Boost) MHz	256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) (compare)	1280 @ 1506 - 1708 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) (compare)	1280 @ 1404 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q (compare)	1280 @ 1063 - 1265 - 1341 - 1480 (Boost) MHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) (compare)	768 @ 1493 - 1620 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q (compare)	768 @ 1151 – 1290 - 1290 – 1417 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) (compare)	768 @ 1290 - 1392 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1455 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7008 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) (compare)	640 @ 1354 - 1493 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	640 @ 999 - 1189 - 1139 - 1328 (Boost) MHz	128 Bit @ 7000 MHz
GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) (compare)	384 @ 1228 - 1670 (Boost) MHz	64 Bit @ 6000 MHz

Codename

N17P-G0 Max-Q

Architecture

Pascal

Pipelines

640 - unified

Core Speed

999 - 1189 - 1139 - 1328 (Boost) MHz

Memory Speed

7000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

4096 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 12_1

technology

14 nm

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

03.01.2018

Link to Manufacturer Page

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/pro...

Benchmarks

3DMark - Time Spy Score 2560x1440

1709 Points (15%)

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3DMark - Time Spy Graphics 2560x1440

1596 Points (12%)

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720

14739 Points (25%)

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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720

34926 Points (19%)

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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080

5114 Points (19%)

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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080

5677 Points (14%)

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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720

51032 Points (7%)

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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720

7396 points (24%)

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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720

6874 points (13%)

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M -12%

AMD Radeon HD 7870 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M SLI -7%

AMD Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire -7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX -2%

AMD Radeon Pro 460 -2%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X -1%

AMD Radeon R9 M390 -1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

NVIDIA Quadro K5100M 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670MX SLI 2%

AMD Radeon HD 8970M 4%

NVIDIA Quadro M2200 7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 10%

AMD Radeon Pro 560X 10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) 11%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 12%

AMD Radeon HD 7970 13%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Desktop) 521%

100%

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +

P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +

3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Heaven 2.1 - high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11 1280x1024

101.4 fps (45%)

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Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +

Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +

Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +

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GFXBench - High Tier Onscreen

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GFXBench - High Tier Offscreen 2560x1440

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GFXBench - Normal Tier Onscreen

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GFXBench - Normal Tier Offscreen 1920x1080

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GFXBench - Car Chase Offscreen off screen

0 fps (0%)

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GFXBench - Car Chase Onscreen on screen

0 fps (0%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only

967 Samples/s (18%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only

1712 Samples/s (16%)

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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600

4449 Points (20%)

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.