NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs Intel HD Graphics 5600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q and Intel HD Graphics 5600 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Intel HD Graphics 5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
3.3x more core clock speed: 999 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 26% higher boost clock speed: 1328 MHz vs 1050 MHz
26.7x more pipelines: 640 vs 24
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4041 vs 2264
4.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 12690 vs 2872

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2018 vs 5 September 2014
Core clock speed	999 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Pipelines	640 vs 24
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4041 vs 2264
Geekbench - OpenCL	12690 vs 2872

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 5600

5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 463 vs 287
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1598 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3330 vs 1341
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1598 vs 1491
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3330 vs 1341

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	463 vs 287
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1598 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3330 vs 1341
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1598 vs 1491
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3330 vs 1341

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 5600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

4041

2264

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

287

463

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12690

2872

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

1598

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3330

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1491

1598

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1341

3330

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	Intel HD Graphics 5600
PassMark - G3D Mark	4041	2264
PassMark - G2D Mark	287	463
Geekbench - OpenCL	12690	2872
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1491	1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1341	3330
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6614
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1491	1598
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1341	3330
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2076

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	Intel HD Graphics 5600
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Generation 8.0
Code name	GP107	Broadwell GT2
Launch date	3 January 2018	5 September 2014
Place in performance rating	700	746
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1328 MHz	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	999 MHz	300 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,700 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	640	24
Texture fill rate	53.12 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	3,300 million	1,300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x1
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
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