GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon R7 350

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 350 with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
5.47

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q outperforms R7 350 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking613381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.9812.69
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGP107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 July 2016 (8 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 cores512768
Core clock speed800 MHz1152 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1417 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate25.6068.02
Floating-point processing power0.8192 TFLOPS2.177 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3248

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s112.1 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 HD21−24
−171%
57
+171%
1440p10−12
−190%
29
+190%
4K7−8
−171%
19
+171%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Battlefield 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+0%
61
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+0%
46
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Dota 2 94
+0%
94
+0%
Far Cry 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+0%
25
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 5
+0%
5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+0%
16
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 46
+0%
46
+0%
Far Cry 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how R7 350 and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 171% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 190% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 171% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.47 13.55
Recency 6 July 2016 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 75 Watt

R7 350 has 36.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 147.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 350 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.

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AMD Radeon R7 350
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