GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs XGI Volari Duo V5 Ultra
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 431 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.01 |
| Architecture | XG4 (2003−2005) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | XG41 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 September 2003 (22 years ago) | 3 January 2018 (8 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 cores | no data | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 1152 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1417 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 90 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.400 ×2 | 68.02 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.177 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 ×2 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 288 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB ×2 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s ×2 | 112.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 6.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 September 2003 | 3 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q has an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between XGI Volari Duo V5 Ultra and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that XGI Volari Duo V5 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.
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