GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs GT 555M

Place in the ranking	934	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.33	9.62
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GF106	GP107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	27 October 2011 (13 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 cores	Up to 144	640
Core clock speed	Up to 753 MHz	1190 MHz
Boost clock speed	753 MHz	1328 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.60	53.12
Floating-point processing power	0.3024 TFLOPS	1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	24	40

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 size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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	DDR3\DDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 192 bit/128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 1569 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 50.2 GB/s	112.1 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GT 555M 1.70

GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.52
+519%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 555M 654

GTX 1050 Max-Q 4052
+520%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 555M 1146

GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154
+524%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 555M 5884

GTX 1050 Max-Q 26081
+343%

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:

900p	19 −479%	110−120 +479%
Full HD	25 −80%	45 +80%
1440p	4−5 −575%	27 +575%
4K	2−3 −600%	14 +600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−300%

16−18
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −429%	37 +429%
Battlefield 5	0−1	30−35
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −520%	31 +520%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −256%	55−60 +256%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1367%	44 +1367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −600%	63 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Battlefield 5	0−1	30−35
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −480%	29 +480%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −625%	27−30 +625%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1840%	97 +1840%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −256%	55−60 +256%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −900%	30 +900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −133%	27−30 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −129%	16 +129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −280%	19 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	22 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −256%	55−60 +256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −75%	21 +75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −91.2%	65−70 +91.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−933%

31
+933%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1000%	11 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Hitman 3	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −644%	65−70 +644%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−400%

20
+400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−700%

8−9
+700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −200%	6 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	6
Far Cry 5	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−233%

10
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	24 +0%	24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	13 +0%	13 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +0%	13 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how GT 555M and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Max-Q is 479% faster in 900p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 80% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 575% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 600% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 1840% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 51 test (75%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.70	10.52
Recency	27 October 2011	3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt

GT 555M has 114.3% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 518.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.

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