GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.79
+277%

RTX 4000 outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RTX 4000 RTX 4000
GTX 1050 Max-Q GTX 1050 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking103430
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.50no data
Power efficiency17.299.78
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (5 years ago)3 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

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 cores2304640
Core clock speed1005 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1328 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate222.553.12
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14440
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s112.1 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.56.1

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.

RTX 4000 39.79
+277%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.55

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.

RTX 4000 15356
+277%
GTX 1050 Max-Q 4073

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 HD160−170
+264%
44
−264%
1440p90−95
+260%
25
−260%
4K50−55
+257%
14
−257%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+0%
37
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 31
+0%
31
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 63
+0%
63
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+0%
29
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+0%
97
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+0%
16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 19
+0%
19
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 31
+0%
31
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+0%
10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11
+0%
11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+0%
20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6
+0%
6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6
+0%
6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+0%
10
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 264% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 260% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 257% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.79 10.55
Recency 13 November 2018 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 75 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 277.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a notebook 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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