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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 590

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 590. 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 GeForce GTX 590. 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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    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:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 386% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 216 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    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 16% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Pascal Fermi
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q GF110
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2018 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 640 1024
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
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