GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q vs Radeon 550X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and Radeon 550X. 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 Ti Max Q and Radeon 550X. 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 Ti Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 Ti Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q Radeon 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
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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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 550X.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon 550X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and Radeon 550X is 7000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 7−8
ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 16−18
medium / 1080p 40−45 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon 550X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q Radeon 550X
Architecture Pascal GCN 4.0
Code name N17P-G1 Max-Q Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 January 2018 27 March 2019
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 1082 MHz
Boost Clock 1218 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 68.02 38.98
Floating-point performance 2,177 gflops
Length 145 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 -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
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 medium sized
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