GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon RX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 560, 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 RX 560, 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 RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 560 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 176 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 560 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 560 is 7000 MHz.

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 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon RX 560
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2018 18 April 2017
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 53.12 81.60
Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size large
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