GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 7-Core GPU Apple M1 8-Core GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU
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GTX 1050 Mobile GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q GTX 1050 Max-Q GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB GTX 1050 Ti Mobile GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q GTX 1060 Mobile GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB GTX 1070 Mobile GTX 1070 Max-Q GTX 1080 Mobile GTX 1080 Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.54
+4.8%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Apple M1 8-Core GPU M1 8-Core GPU
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking356372
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data12.90
Architectureno dataPascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameno dataGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)3 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1417 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data68.02
Floating-point processing powerno data2.177 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.1 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 14.54
+4.8%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.88

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 280200
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 324705
+15.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
−92.9%
54
+92.9%
1440p30−35
−6.7%
32
+6.7%
4K18−20
−5.6%
19
+5.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−34.4%
43
+34.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
46
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−23.1%
48
+23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−73.9%
80
+73.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−90.6%
61
+90.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+12.2%
41
−12.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+8.3%
36
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+77.8%
18
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+3.1%
30−35
−3.1%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+95.7%
47
−95.7%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.8%
24−27
−3.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+36%
25
−36%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+1.3%
75−80
−1.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−20.8%
29
+20.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+40%
10
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−30%
13
+30%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−23.1%
16
+23.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−5.3%
20
+5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 93% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 7% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 6% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 96% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 91% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is ahead in 34 tests (47%)
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 8 tests (11%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 14.54 13.88
Recency 10 November 2020 3 January 2018
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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