GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs GeForce RTX 3050

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $249

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 WINDFORCE OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050WF2OC-6GD Video Card

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 OC Low Profile 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050OC-6GL Video Card

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CA$233.99

In Stock

Same as Founder's Edition

MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (6GB GDDR6/PCI Express 4.0/1492MHz/14000MHz/Low Profile)

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CA$408.05

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Same as Founder's Edition

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Gaming X 8G)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 1462 days newer than GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Consumes up to 42% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 75 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3050

Performs up to 62% better in God of War than GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q - 63 vs 39 FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q - 8 vs 4 GB

This is a free version of God of War.

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2018

FPS

62%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$4.92/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$309.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 8GB GDRR6 128-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans Ampere OC Graphics Card (RTX 3050 Ventus 2X XS 8G OC)

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2018

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

386

FPS

389

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

105

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

358

FPS

392

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

560

FPS

652

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

162

FPS

191

FPS

Dota 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q

Mobile • Jan 3rd, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

18.22 GPixel/s

32%

Texel Fillrate

45.56 GTexel/s

32%

GeForce RTX 3050

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

56.86 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

142.2 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q	vs	GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 3rd, 2018	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce 10 Mobile	Generation	GeForce 30
Not Available	MSRP	$249
None	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 8-pin
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
4 GB	Memory	8 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	128-bit
112.1 GB/s	Bandwidth	224 GB/s
1000 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1552 MHz
1139 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1752 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1750 MHz