Data Center GPU Max Subsystem vs GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularity66not in top-100
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.5 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameGA107Ponte Vecchio
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date17 December 2021 (2 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores204816384
Core clock speed832 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1155 MHz1600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data100,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt2400 Watt
Texture fill rate73.921,638
Floating-point processing power4.731 TFLOPS52.43 TFLOPS
ROPs32no data
TMUs641024
Tensor Cores641024
Ray Tracing Cores32128

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-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 typeGDDR6HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount4 GB128 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit8192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1565 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s3,205 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.76.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.6-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 December 2021 10 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 128 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 2400 Watt

RTX 2050 Max-Q has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 7900% lower power consumption.

Data Center GPU Max Subsystem, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q and Data Center GPU Max Subsystem. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a notebook card while Data Center GPU Max Subsystem is a workstation one.


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