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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs GeForce MX230

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230, 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 MX230, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 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 MX230 here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce MX230 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce MX230
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 10 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 are build with Pascal architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 520 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce MX230 is 7000 MHz.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 21−24
    medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than GeForce MX230.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce MX230
    Architecture Pascal Pascal
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q N17S-G0
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2018 20 February 2019
    Pipelines 640 256
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 1519 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 25.31
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1 +
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Optimus +
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