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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon R7 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon R7 260, 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 R7 260, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Check Price
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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 R7 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 260 has 53% 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 R7 260.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Radeon R7 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon R7 260
    Architecture Pascal GCN 2.0
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Bonaire
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2018 17 December 2013
    Pipelines 640 768
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 48.00
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.3
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA 6.1
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
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