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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon HD 5870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 5870, 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 Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 5870
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 188 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 5870 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 149 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 2200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 1−2
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 24−27
    medium / 1080p 24−27 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 90% more, than Radeon HD 5870.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 5870
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Cypress
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2018 23 September 2009
    Pipelines 640 1600
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,154 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 68.00
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 2,720.0 gflops
    Length 282 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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