GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.06

GTX 1050 Max-Q outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data9.63
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGP107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 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 cores96640
Core clock speedno data1190 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1328 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data53.12
Floating-point processing powerno data1.7 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1752 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.1 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.06
GTX 1050 Max-Q 10.54
+4.8%

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
GTX 1050 Max-Q 5650
+13%

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 HD40−45
−12.5%
45
+12.5%
1440p24−27
−12.5%
27
+12.5%
4K12−14
−16.7%
14
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−54.2%
37
+54.2%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−55%
31
+55%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−60.9%
37
+60.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−5.6%
55−60
+5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−63%
44
+63%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−96.9%
63
+96.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
Battlefield 5 30−35
−6.5%
30−35
+6.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−45%
29
+45%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−30.4%
30
+30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−47%
97
+47%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−5.6%
55−60
+5.6%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−12.9%
35
+12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−11.1%
30
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+50%
16
−50%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+4.5%
22
−4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21
−23.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−9.1%
45−50
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−11.9%
45−50
+11.9%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−62.5%
13
+62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−85.7%
13
+85.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6
+0%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

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%
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%
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 Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11
+0%
11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+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%

4K
Ultra Preset

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%
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 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 13% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 13% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 17% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 50% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1050 Max-Q is 97% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 3 tests (4%)
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is ahead in 28 tests (39%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (57%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.06 10.54
Recency 15 August 2020 3 January 2018
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.


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