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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 480M SLI, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q stacks up against GeForce GTX 480M SLI, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 480M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 480M SLI are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q or GeForce GTX 480M SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 480M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 480M SLI have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 574 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 40−45 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Architecture Pascal Fermi
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q N11E-GTX-A3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2018 25 May 2010
    Pipelines 640 704
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 425 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 6000 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large large
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