NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon Pro 455

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and AMD Radeon Pro 455 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

AMD Radeon Pro 455

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 17% higher core clock speed: 999 MHz vs 855 MHz
Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 53.12 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s
Around 29% better floating-point performance: 1,700 gflops vs 1,313 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4020 vs 3113
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12601 vs 11003
Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6614 vs 4146
Around 60% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6614 vs 4146

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2018 vs 30 October 2016
Core clock speed	999 MHz vs 855 MHz
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops vs 1,313 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020 vs 3113
Geekbench - OpenCL	12601 vs 11003
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614 vs 4146
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614 vs 4146

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 455

Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 705 vs 285
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1762 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 1341
Around 18% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1762 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 1341

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	768 vs 640
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	705 vs 285
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1762 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 1341
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1762 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 1341

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Pro 455

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4020

3113

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

285

705

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12601

11003

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

4146

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

1762

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

4146

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

1762

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3359

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon Pro 455
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020	3113
PassMark - G2D Mark	285	705
Geekbench - OpenCL	12601	11003
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614	4146
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1491	1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1341	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614	4146
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1491	1762
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1341	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2076
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		33.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		573.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		44.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		148.673

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon Pro 455
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 4.0
Code name	GP107	Baffin
Launch date	3 January 2018	30 October 2016
Place in performance rating	656	678
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz
Core clock speed	999 MHz	855 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops	1,313 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	640	768
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s	41.04 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	35 Watt
Transistor count	3,300 million	3,000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	large	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB / s	81.28 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0