GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Quadro 500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Quadro 500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Quadro 500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 114% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 299 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5200 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Quadro 500M
Architecture Pascal Fermi
Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q GF108
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 3 January 2018 22 February 2011
Pipelines 640 96
Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 53.12 11.20
Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 268.8 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 6.1 2.1
Laptop size large
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