NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs AMD Radeon R7 M440

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and AMD Radeon R7 M440 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

AMD Radeon R7 M440

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2.6x more texture fill rate: 53.12 GTexel / s vs 20.42 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 640 vs 320
2.6x better floating-point performance: 1,700 gflops vs 653.4 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.5x more memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 2000 MHz
4.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4020 vs 897
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 285 vs 170
2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12601 vs 5598
3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6614 vs 1935
3.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6614 vs 1935

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2018 vs 15 May 2016
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s vs 20.42 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 320
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops vs 653.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz vs 2000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020 vs 897
PassMark - G2D Mark	285 vs 170
Geekbench - OpenCL	12601 vs 5598
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614 vs 1935
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614 vs 1935

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M440

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1021 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2067 vs 1491
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2537 vs 1341
Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2067 vs 1491
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2537 vs 1341

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1021 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2067 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2537 vs 1341
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2067 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2537 vs 1341

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M440

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4020

897

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

285

170

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12601

5598

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

1935

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

2067

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

2537

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6614

1935

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

2067

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

2537

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon R7 M440
PassMark - G3D Mark	4020	897
PassMark - G2D Mark	285	170
Geekbench - OpenCL	12601	5598
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614	1935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1491	2067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1341	2537
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614	1935
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1491	2067
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1341	2537
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2076

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	AMD Radeon R7 M440
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	GCN 3.0
Code name	GP107	Meso
Launch date	3 January 2018	15 May 2016
Place in performance rating	656	1112
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz
Core clock speed	999 MHz	1021 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops	653.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	320
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s	20.42 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt
Transistor count	3,300 million	3,100 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
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB / s	16 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0	0