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    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q vs Radeon HD 6550A

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q and Radeon HD 6550A, 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 6550A, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Check Price
    Radeon HD 6550A

    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 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 114% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 449 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q is 5400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 −
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 40−45 1−2
    medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Max Q Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture Pascal TeraScale 2
    Code name N17P-G0 Max-Q Pinewood
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 January 2018 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 640 480
    Core clock speed 999 - 1189 MHz 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 1139 - 1328 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 53.12 13.20
    Floating-point performance 1,700 gflops 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1
    Laptop size large
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