GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition vs GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking373not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.91no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP107GF100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2018 (6 years ago)no data (2024 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 cores768448
Core clock speed1152 MHz608 MHz
Boost clock speed1417 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate68.0234.05
Floating-point processing power2.177 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3240
TMUs4856

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1280 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz3.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth112.1 GB/s133.9 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA6.12.0

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1280 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 215 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q has a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 186.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 470 PhysX Edition is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
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