GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon HD 7850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
225 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
6−7
5−6
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−33
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
QHD / 1440p
10−12
10−11
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
220−230
medium / 768p
200−210
190−200
ultra / 1080p
120−130
110−120
QHD / 1440p
90−95
80−85
4K / 2160p
50−55
40−45
high / 768p
160−170
160−170
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
80−85
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
24−27
21−24
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
18−20
18−20
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
QHD / 1440p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
70−75
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
30−35
30−35
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
QHD / 1440p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
65−70
medium / 1080p
35−40
35−40
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
100−110
100−105
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Metro Exodus is 13% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 1080p
110−120
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
45−50
40−45
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
high / 768p
55−60
55−60
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q
Radeon HD 7850
Architecture
Pascal
GCN 1.0
Code name
N17P-G0 Max-Q
Pitcairn
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
3 January 2018
5 March 2012
Pipelines
640
1024
Core clock speed
999 - 1189 MHz
Boost Clock
1139 - 1328 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
3,300 million
2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
53.12
55.04
Floating-point performance
1,700 gflops
1,761 gflops
Length
210 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.1 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
6.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
249 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
12.5 Mh/s
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