1050 Ti Max-Q vs 680M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 680M SLI
16.51
+19.2%

680M SLI outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 19% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking300344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money27.615.17
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameN13E-GTXN17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2012 (11 years old)3 January 2018 (6 years old)
Current price$149 $1140
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680M SLI has 434% better value for money than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q.

Technical specs

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 cores2688768
Core clock speed720 MHz1151 – 1290 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1290 – 1417 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data40 - 46 Watt
Texture fill rateno data68.02
Floating-point performanceno data2,177 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680M SLI and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 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 sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 amount2x 4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 dataNo outputs
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. 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 680M SLI 16.51
+19.2%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.85

680M SLI outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 19% in our combined benchmark results.


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 680M SLI 32635
+10.6%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 29504

680M SLI outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 11% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 680M SLI 10952
+25.1%
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 8752

680M SLI outperforms 1050 Ti Max-Q by 25% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p133
+20.9%
110−120
−20.9%
Full HD98
+69%
58
−69%
1440p30−35
+3.4%
29
−3.4%
4K21−24
+10.5%
19
−10.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
−26.5%
43
+26.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−1.8%
57
+1.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−11.6%
48
+11.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−8.9%
49
+8.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−15.5%
67
+15.5%
Hitman 3 45−50
+21.1%
35−40
−21.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−11.4%
39
+11.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
34
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+16.7%
48
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+19.4%
35−40
−19.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−2.3%
44
+2.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−5.2%
61
+5.2%
Hitman 3 45−50
+21.1%
35−40
−21.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−19.2%
31
+19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+17.4%
21−24
−17.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+9.4%
32
−9.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−31.4%
46
+31.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+88.9%
18
−88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+24.4%
45
−24.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+13.2%
38
−13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+7.1%
42
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+23.4%
47
−23.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+40%
25
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+19.2%
24−27
−19.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+20%
20−22
−20%
Hitman 3 24−27
+18.2%
21−24
−18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+6.9%
29
−6.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5
−80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−10%
11
+10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.9%
17
−5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+6.7%
15
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+15%
20
−15%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 20.9% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 69% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 3.4% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

4K resolution:

  • GTX 680M SLI is 10.5% faster than GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 88.9% faster than the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 31.4% faster than the GTX 680M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 680M SLI is ahead in 53 tests (78%)
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is ahead in 11 tests (16%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.51 13.85
Recency 4 June 2012 3 January 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm

The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.


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