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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon HD 8870M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 8870M. 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 Radeon HD 8870M. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 8870M 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 Radeon HD 8870M here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops
    Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 8870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • 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 8870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 274 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 2500 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 7−8
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 18−20
    medium / 1080p 24−27 9−10
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 8870M
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Venus
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2018 18 December 2012
    Pipelines 640 640
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 775 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 31.00
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 992.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 4500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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