GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs Radeon RX Vega 11

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 11 with GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 11
2018
35 Watt
5.49

GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms RX Vega 11 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking609437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.829.69
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameRavenGP107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 May 2018 (6 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 cores704640
Core clock speed300 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speed1251 MHz1328 MHz
Number of transistors4,940 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate55.0453.12
Floating-point processing power1.761 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs4440

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.1 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 ConnectorsMotherboard DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.7 (6.4)6.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RX Vega 11 5.49
GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.53
+91.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX Vega 11 2109
GTX 1050 Max-Q 4047
+91.9%

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.

RX Vega 11 5483
GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154
+30.5%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 11 3494
GTX 1050 Max-Q 5650
+61.7%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 11 20848
GTX 1050 Max-Q 35392
+69.8%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 11 157382
GTX 1050 Max-Q 318811
+103%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX Vega 11 936
GTX 1050 Max-Q 1615
+72.6%

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 HD28
−60.7%
45
+60.7%
1440p5
−440%
27
+440%
4K12
−25%
15
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Elden Ring 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 20
−110%
40−45
+110%
Metro Exodus 18
−117%
39
+117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−175%
44
+175%
Valorant 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Dota 2 27
−152%
68
+152%
Elden Ring 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Far Cry 5 30
−117%
65
+117%
Fortnite 30−35
−46.9%
47
+46.9%
Forza Horizon 4 17
−147%
40−45
+147%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
−165%
45
+165%
Metro Exodus 11
−136%
26
+136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 54
−135%
127
+135%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+23.1%
13
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−77.8%
30−35
+77.8%
Valorant 14−16
−73.3%
26
+73.3%
World of Tanks 85−90
−63.6%
144
+63.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−81.8%
20−22
+81.8%
Dota 2 42
−148%
104
+148%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−96.2%
51
+96.2%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−180%
40−45
+180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+76.9%
26
−76.9%
Valorant 14−16
−167%
40−45
+167%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Elden Ring 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
World of Tanks 35−40
−141%
94
+141%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−122%
20−22
+122%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−200%
33
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−188%
21−24
+188%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−380%
24
+380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Valorant 14−16
−73.3%
24−27
+73.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−64.7%
28
+64.7%
Elden Ring 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−64.7%
28
+64.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−600%
7
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
−147%
37
+147%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−64.7%
28
+64.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Dota 2 17
−118%
37
+118%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
Fortnite 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Valorant 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how RX Vega 11 and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 61% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 440% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 25% faster in 4K

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 77% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 11 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 59 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.49 10.53
Recency 10 May 2018 3 January 2018
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt

RX Vega 11 has an age advantage of 4 months, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 91.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a notebook 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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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
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