GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon HD 6930

Place in the ranking	538	374
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.00	no data
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Cayman	N17P-G1 Max-Q
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	3 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	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 cores	1280	768
Core clock speed	750 MHz	1151 – 1290 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1290 – 1417 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	186 Watt	40 - 46 Watt
Texture fill rate	60.00	68.02
Floating-point processing power	1.92 gflops	2.177 gflops

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	220 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	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	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

HD 6930 7.25

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 13.88
+91.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 6930 3826

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q 7324
+91.4%

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	30−35 −103%	61 +103%
1440p	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
4K	10−12 −110%	21 +110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 +0%	43 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Battlefield 5	46 +0%	46 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	48 +0%	48 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	80 +0%	80 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	61 +0%	61 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Battlefield 5	41 +0%	41 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 +0%	36 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +0%	18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	47 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 +0%	25 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	29 +0%	29 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Hitman 3	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +0%	16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +0%	7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

This is how HD 6930 and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 103% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 120% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is 110% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.25	13.88
Recency	1 December 2011	3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	186 Watt	40 Watt

GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q has a 91.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 365% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6930 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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.