GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs GTX 580M SLI

Place in the ranking	445	437
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.01	9.66
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	GP107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	3 January 2018 (7 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 cores	768	640
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1190 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1328 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	53.12
Floating-point processing power	no data	1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	40

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	large	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	112.1 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 data

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	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 580M SLI 10.18

GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.53
+3.4%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 580M SLI 6106

GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154
+17.2%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 580M SLI 25022

GTX 1050 Max-Q 26081
+4.2%

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:

900p	76 +1.3%	75−80 −1.3%
Full HD	91 +102%	45 −102%
1200p	81 +1.3%	80−85 −1.3%
1440p	24−27 −12.5%	27 +12.5%
4K	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −39.3%	39 +39.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −63%	44 +63%
Valorant	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 −88.9%	68 +88.9%
Elden Ring	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −58.5%	65 +58.5%
Fortnite	55−60 +25.5%	47 −25.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −25%	45 +25%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +7.7%	26 −7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −62.8%	127 +62.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +108%	13 −108%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −3.2%	30−35 +3.2%
Valorant	35−40 +46.2%	26 −46.2%
World of Tanks	140−150 +1.4%	144 −1.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 −3%	30−35 +3%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Dota 2	35−40 −189%	104 +189%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −24.4%	51 +24.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −2.4%	40−45 +2.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +200%	26 −200%
Valorant	35−40 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
World of Tanks	70−75 −28.8%	94 +28.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −50%	33 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −26.3%	24 +26.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Valorant	24−27 −4%	24−27 +4%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 −40%	28 +40%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−33 −23.3%	37 +23.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −40%	28 +40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	21−24 −76.2%	37 +76.2%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Fortnite	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%

4K
High Preset

World of Tanks

+0%

This is how GTX 580M SLI and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 580M SLI is 1% faster in 900p
GTX 580M SLI is 102% faster in 1080p
GTX 580M SLI is 1% faster in 1200p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 13% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 7% faster in 4K

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 580M SLI is 200% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 189% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 580M SLI is ahead in 6 tests (9%)
GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 37 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 21 test (33%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.18	10.53
Recency	6 January 2011	3 January 2018
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

GTX 1050 Max-Q has a 3.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 580M SLI and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

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