NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q Benchmark and Specs

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Released in 2018, the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a GPU from NVIDIA. According to our GPU Benchmark, this GPU is an average card for gaming with a score of 1057 points.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q has 4 GiB of GDDR5 memory, with a total memory bandwidth of 109 GB/s. The memory bus has a width of 128 bits. If you plan on gaming at higher resolutions with higher quality textures, more memory is important. Without enough memory, performance will be degraded.

In terms of clock speed, the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q GPU core runs at a frequency of 999 MHz and if power and temperature permits, it can boost up to 1139 MHz. The clock runs at a speed called the clock speed. It dictates the number of updates per second that the GPU can process. Overclocking a chip, which means increasing the clock speed will improve the performance. However, thermals and power efficiency may be diminished.

As for rendering API support, the GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q supports up to DirectX 12. In addition, in cross-platform titles, OpenGL 4.6 features are supported. If your GPU is too old and doesn't support a newer API certain titles may not be playable.

This chip has a Thermal Design Power of 75W: the total amount of waste heat generated. A card that runs hotter will need better cooling and will draw more power from the wall.

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