Radeon Pro 5600M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q with Radeon Pro 5600M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Max-Q
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.52

Pro 5600M outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking436233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.6232.85
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Navi 12
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 January 2018 (6 years ago)15 June 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6402560
Core clock speed1190 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1328 MHz1030 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate53.12164.8
Floating-point processing power1.7 TFLOPS5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40160

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz770 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.1 GB/s394.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA6.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.52
Pro 5600M 23.96
+128%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1050 Max-Q 4054
Pro 5600M 9232
+128%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD45
−122%
100−110
+122%
1440p27
−122%
60−65
+122%
4K14
−114%
30−35
+114%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−40.5%
50−55
+40.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−156%
40−45
+156%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−136%
75−80
+136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 31
−58.1%
45−50
+58.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Far Cry 5 37
−48.6%
55−60
+48.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−117%
60−65
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−101%
140−150
+101%
Hitman 3 20−22
−140%
45−50
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−94.7%
110−120
+94.7%
Metro Exodus 44
−86.4%
80−85
+86.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
−43.2%
60−65
+43.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63
−28.6%
80−85
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−55.4%
100−110
+55.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−108%
50−55
+108%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−156%
40−45
+156%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−136%
75−80
+136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
−69%
45−50
+69%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Far Cry 5 30
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−117%
60−65
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 97
−45.4%
140−150
+45.4%
Hitman 3 20−22
−140%
45−50
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−94.7%
110−120
+94.7%
Metro Exodus 35
−134%
80−85
+134%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
−110%
60−65
+110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−138%
80−85
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−85.7%
50−55
+85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−55.4%
100−110
+55.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−225%
50−55
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−156%
40−45
+156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
−158%
45−50
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−144%
35−40
+144%
Far Cry 5 22
−150%
55−60
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−101%
140−150
+101%
Hitman 3 20−22
−140%
45−50
+140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−94.7%
110−120
+94.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−138%
80−85
+138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−148%
50−55
+148%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−55.4%
100−110
+55.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
−103%
60−65
+103%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−125%
35−40
+125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
−150%
24−27
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11
−145%
27−30
+145%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−133%
27−30
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−183%
130−140
+183%
Hitman 3 14−16
−100%
27−30
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−123%
45−50
+123%
Metro Exodus 24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−247%
50−55
+247%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−190%
27−30
+190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−103%
130−140
+103%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
−100%
40−45
+100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−138%
18−20
+138%
Hitman 3 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−162%
120−130
+162%
Metro Exodus 13
−108%
27−30
+108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−100%
24−27
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6
−133%
14−16
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−160%
12−14
+160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
−117%
12−14
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 6
−117%
12−14
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−154%
30−35
+154%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−263%
27−30
+263%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−110%
21−24
+110%

This is how GTX 1050 Max-Q and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5600M is 122% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5600M is 122% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5600M is 114% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro 5600M surpassed GTX 1050 Max-Q in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.52 23.96
Recency 3 January 2018 15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 50 Watt

Pro 5600M has a 127.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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