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

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.

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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