GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs Radeon HD 8670D

Place in the ranking	1011	436
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.95	9.63
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Devastator	GP107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2013 (11 years ago)	3 January 2018 (6 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	384	640
Core clock speed	844 MHz	1190 MHz
Boost clock speed	950 MHz	1328 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.80	53.12
Floating-point processing power	0.7296 TFLOPS	1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	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	no data	large
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	IGP	no data
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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	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 outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 8670D 1.39

GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.54
+658%

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.

HD 8670D 534

GTX 1050 Max-Q 4060
+660%

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.

HD 8670D 1547

GTX 1050 Max-Q 7154
+362%

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.

HD 8670D 6241

GTX 1050 Max-Q 26081
+318%

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 8670D 1157

GTX 1050 Max-Q 5650
+388%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 8670D 8288

GTX 1050 Max-Q 35392
+327%

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	17 −165%	45 +165%
1440p	3−4 −800%	27 +800%
4K	1−2 −1300%	14 +1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−300%

16−18
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −517%	37 +517%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −675%	31 +675%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1750%	37 +1750%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2233%	70−75 +2233%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −280%	55−60 +280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −2100%	44 +2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −688%	63 +688%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −625%	29 +625%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −867%	27−30 +867%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −3133%	97 +3133%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −280%	55−60 +280%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1400%	30 +1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −155%	27−30 +155%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −375%	19 +375%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1000%	22 +1000%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −2233%	70−75 +2233%
Hitman 3	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −280%	55−60 +280%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −90.9%	21 +90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −97%	65−70 +97%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1450%

31
+1450%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	11
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Hitman 3	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −857%	65−70 +857%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−400%

20
+400%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−700%

8−9
+700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	6
Far Cry 5	0−1	6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−233%

10
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	44 +0%	44 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	35 +0%	35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	24 +0%	24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +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

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +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%

This is how HD 8670D and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Max-Q is 165% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 800% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Max-Q is 1300% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 3133% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 49 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.39	10.54
Recency	12 March 2013	3 January 2018
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	75 Watt

GTX 1050 Max-Q has a 658.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8670D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8670D is a desktop 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.