Radeon Pro W5700X vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q

Place in the ranking	375	74
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	44.56
Power efficiency	12.74	15.36
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GP107	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	3 January 2018 (7 years ago)	11 December 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	768	2304
Core clock speed	1152 MHz	1243 MHz
Boost clock speed	1417 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	205 Watt
Texture fill rate	68.02	293.8
Floating-point processing power	2.177 TFLOPS	9.4 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	48	144

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	305 mm
Width	no data	Quad-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1752 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	-

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 Ti Max-Q 13.88

Pro W5700X 45.75
+230%

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 Ti Max-Q 5338

Pro W5700X 17590
+230%

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 HD	56 −221%	180−190 +221%
1440p	19 −216%	60−65 +216%
4K	20 −225%	65−70 +225%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.55
1440p	no data	16.65
4K	no data	15.37

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −220%	80−85 +220%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Elden Ring	40−45 −210%	130−140 +210%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	41 −217%	130−140 +217%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −220%	80−85 +220%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −221%	180−190 +221%
Metro Exodus	49 −227%	160−170 +227%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%
Valorant	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45 −211%	140−150 +211%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −220%	80−85 +220%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Dota 2	71 −224%	230−240 +224%
Elden Ring	40−45 −210%	130−140 +210%
Far Cry 5	69 −219%	220−230 +219%
Fortnite	75−80 −221%	250−260 +221%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −221%	180−190 +221%
Grand Theft Auto V	57 −216%	180−190 +216%
Metro Exodus	34 −224%	110−120 +224%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	141 −219%	450−500 +219%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −210%	130−140 +210%
Valorant	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%
World of Tanks	180−190 −226%	600−650 +226%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	36 −206%	110−120 +206%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −220%	80−85 +220%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −215%	85−90 +215%
Dota 2	94 −219%	300−310 +219%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −227%	170−180 +227%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −221%	180−190 +221%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −197%	300−310 +197%
Valorant	55−60 −227%	180−190 +227%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
Elden Ring	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −225%	65−70 +225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −210%	350−400 +210%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
World of Tanks	95−100 −206%	300−310 +206%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −221%	90−95 +221%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −192%	35−40 +192%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −203%	100−105 +203%
Metro Exodus	29 −228%	95−100 +228%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Valorant	30−35 −224%	110−120 +224%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Dota 2	36 −206%	110−120 +206%
Elden Ring	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 −206%	110−120 +206%
Metro Exodus	5 −220%	16−18 +220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	42 −210%	130−140 +210%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −206%	110−120 +206%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −200%	27−30 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%
Dota 2	46 −226%	150−160 +226%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −224%	55−60 +224%
Fortnite	16−18 −213%	50−55 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −216%	60−65 +216%
Valorant	14−16 −200%	45−50 +200%

This is how GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q and Pro W5700X compete in popular games:

Pro W5700X is 221% faster in 1080p
Pro W5700X is 216% faster in 1440p
Pro W5700X is 225% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.88	45.75
Recency	3 January 2018	11 December 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	205 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q has 173.3% lower power consumption.

Pro W5700X, on the other hand, has a 229.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W5700X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is a notebook card while Radeon Pro W5700X is a workstation one.

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