GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 Ti Max Q or Radeon RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 27−30
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name N17P-G1 Max-Q Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2018 1 August 2016
Pipelines 768 2304
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 68.02 155.1
Floating-point performance 2,177 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Laptop size medium sized large
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