GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon RX 570

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 570. 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 RX 570. 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.

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 570
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 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 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 60% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 570 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 169 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 570 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon RX 570 is 7000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon RX 570
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2018 18 April 2017
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 1244 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 53.12 159.2
Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 224.0 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 +
CUDA 6.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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