GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q vs Radeon Pro 570
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 327 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 1792 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1105 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 123.8 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.96 gflops | 2.215 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6780 MHz | 7008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 217.0 GB/s | 84.1 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 75 Watt |
Pro 570 has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 570 and GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 570 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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