GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q vs ATI Fire GL4
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | IBM (1999−2001) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | RC1000 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 March 2001 (24 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
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 cores | no data | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 150 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.6 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 24 |
| TMUs | 4 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
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).
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 150 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 March 2001 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q has an age advantage of 17 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Fire GL4 and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Fire GL4 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q is a notebook one.
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