GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q, 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 mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 mobile or GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are build with Pascal architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 253 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 992 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 14−16 21−24
QHD / 1440p 8−9 16−18
4K / 2160p 6−7 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 27−30 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Architecture Pascal Pascal
Code name GP107B N17E-G2 Max-Q
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 30 May 2017
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz 1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72 176.5
Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 256.3 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support + +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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