NVIDIA started GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q sales 3 January 2018. This is a laptop graphics card based on a Pascal architecture and made with 16 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers. 4 GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 112.1 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is card attached via PCIe 3.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 40 - 46 Watt.

Primary details

Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in performance ranking	351
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.02
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segment	Laptop
Release date	3 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Core clock speed	1151 – 1290 MHz	of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT)
Boost clock speed	1290 – 1417 MHz	of 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Number of transistors	3,300 million	of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile)
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	of 4 (H100 PCIe)
Power consumption (TDP)	40 - 46 Watt	of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate	68.02	of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)
Floating-point performance	2,177 gflops	of 16384 (Radeon Pro Duo)

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q's compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X)
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	of 3276 (Aldebaran)
Shared memory	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display Connectors	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+

Supported technologies

Technological solutions and APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. You'll probably need this information if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

API compatibility

APIs supported by GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.89

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 5361

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 29504

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 8752

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 46952

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 324705

Gaming performance

Let's see how good GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	61
1440p	22
4K	21

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Battlefield 5	46
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Far Cry New Dawn	48
Forza Horizon 4	67
Hitman 3	24−27
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60
Metro Exodus	45−50
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	34
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Battlefield 5	41
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Far Cry New Dawn	36
Forza Horizon 4	65−70
Hitman 3	24−27
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60
Metro Exodus	22
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24
Far Cry 5	30−35
Forza Horizon 4	47
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8
Far Cry 5	21−24
Forza Horizon 4	27−30
Hitman 3	16−18
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30
Metro Exodus	29
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10
Far Cry New Dawn	13
Hitman 3	10−11
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3
Far Cry 5	7−8
Forza Horizon 4	20
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14
Metro Exodus	15
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

Closest competitors

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook graphics cards.

Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 102.81

Arc A350M 102.81

Apple M1 8-Core GPU 101.37

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 100

Radeon R9 M395X 96.83

Radeon R9 M295X 96.04

Radeon R9 M395 92.3

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870, which is faster by 3% and higher by 6 positions in our ranking.