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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 860M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M. 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 860M. 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 and GeForce GTX 860M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M 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 Max Q or GeForce GTX 860M here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Laptops
    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and GeForce GTX 860M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 202 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 860M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 5−6
    4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
    low / 720p 40−45 30−35
    medium / 1080p 24−27 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 860M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q N15P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 January 2018 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 640 640
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz 915 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 43.40
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
    CUDA 6.1 +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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