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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 4870 X2, 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 Max Q stacks up against Radeon HD 4870 X2, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Check Price
    Radeon HD 4870 X2

    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 Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 286 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 281% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 299 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 14−16
    medium / 1080p 24−27 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 4870 X2
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q R700
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2018 12 August 2008
    Pipelines 640 800
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 700 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 28.00
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 3600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.1
    OpenGL 4.6 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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