Iris Xe Graphics 96EU vs GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	403	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.54	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Generation 12.2 (2021−2022)
GPU code name	N17P-G0 Max-Q	Alder Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2018 (6 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$1085	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	768
Core clock speed	999 - 1189 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1139 - 1328 MHz	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 - 40 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	53.12	67.20
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and Iris Xe Graphics 96EU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2018	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	45 Watt

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