GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs GTX 780M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780M Mac Edition
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
5.84

1050 Max-Q outperforms 780M Mac Edition by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking613485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.859.68
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK104GP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2018 (7 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 cores1536640
Core clock speed771 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHz1328 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate102.053.12
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12840
L1 Cache128 KB240 KB
L2 Cache512 KB1024 KB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s112.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.06.1

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:

Full HD27−30
−70.4%
46
+70.4%
1440p16−18
−68.8%
27
+68.8%
4K9−10
−66.7%
15
+66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Fortnite 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 144
+0%
144
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Fortnite 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 51
+0%
51
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 34
+0%
34
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 37
+0%
37
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 94
+0%
94
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
+0%
28
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9
+0%
9
+0%

This is how GTX 780M Mac Edition and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 70% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 69% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 67% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 5.84 9.02
Recency 8 November 2013 3 January 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 1050 Max-Q has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 62.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

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