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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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.
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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 336 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1996 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 20−22
    medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17P-G1 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 993 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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