GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design vs Radeon RX 6300

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design

2018Core: 1152 MHzBoost: 1417 MHz
GTX family
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AMD

Radeon RX 6300

2022Core: 2000 MHzBoost: 2400 MHz
RX family
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design vs Radeon RX 6300 Performance Spectrum

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design vs Radeon RX 6300 FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design vs Radeon RX 6300: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design

2018

Why buy it

  • Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

  • Lower average FPS than Radeon RX 6300 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • No equivalent frame-generation stack like FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
  • 2018 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM already sits in legacy territory for modern games.
  • Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 88.7 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $60 MSRP).
  • 114.3% higher power demand at 75W vs 35W.

Radeon RX 6300

2022

Why buy it

  • 15.5% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 88.7 vs 0 G3D/$ ($60 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
  • Access to a newer frame-generation stack with FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023).
  • Better long-term bet: RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) on 6nm gives it a newer hardware base for upcoming games.
  • Draws 35W instead of 75W, a 40W reduction.

Trade-offs

  • Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
Radeon RX 6300 is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 15.5% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 0.2% in PassMark G3D (5,319 vs 5,310), so the answer here is pretty clean.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
Radeon RX 6300 is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer feature stack, with FSR 3 (2023) and FSR Frame Generation + AFMF (2023), while GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design is limited to no meaningful modern upscaling stack and no comparable frame-generation support, a 6nm process instead of 14nm, 12 vs 0 ray-tracing units, and a newer 2022 generation instead of 2018. That gives it the more rounded hardware package for newer games.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
Radeon RX 6300 makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design vs Radeon RX 6300 Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in January 3 2018. It features the Pascal architecture. The core clock ranges from 1152 MHz to 1417 MHz. It has 768 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,310 points.

AMD

Radeon RX 6300

The Radeon RX 6300 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 4 2022. It features the RDNA 2.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 2000 MHz to 2400 MHz. It has 768 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 35W. Manufactured using 6 nm process technology. It features 12 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,319 points.

Graphics Performance

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design scores 5,310 and the Radeon RX 6300 reaches 5,319 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 0.2% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design is built on Pascal while the Radeon RX 6300 uses RDNA 2.0, both on 14 nm vs 6 nm. Shader units: 768 (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs 768 (Radeon RX 6300). Raw compute: 2.177 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs 3.686 TFLOPS (Radeon RX 6300). Boost clocks: 1417 MHz vs 2400 MHz.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
G3D Mark Score
5,310
5,319
Architecture
Pascal
RDNA 2.0
Process Node
14 nm
6 nm
Shading Units
768
768
Compute (TFLOPS)
2.177 TFLOPS
3.686 TFLOPS+69%
Boost Clock
1417 MHz
2400 MHz+69%
ROPs
32
32
TMUs
48
48
L1 Cache
288 KB+13%
256 KB
L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB

Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The clearest feature edge for the Radeon RX 6300 is support for FSR Frame Generation + AFMF. In games that support it, that can smooth out motion and lift perceived FPS. The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design does not have comparable native support in the same tier.The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The Radeon RX 6300 leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
Upscaling Tech
Upscaling support
FSR 3
Frame Generation
Not Supported
FSR Frame Generation + AFMF
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
NVIDIA Reflex
AMD Anti-Lag
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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 4 GB of video memory. Memory bandwidth: 112 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs 64 GB/s (Radeon RX 6300) — a 75% advantage for the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design and 32-bit on the Radeon RX 6300.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
VRAM Capacity
4 GB
4 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s+75%
64 GB/s
Bus Width
128-bit+300%
32-bit
L2 Cache
1 MB
1 MB
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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (12_1) (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs 12_2 (Radeon RX 6300). Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 2.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
DirectX
12 (12_1)
12_2
Max Displays
4+100%
2
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC (6th Gen) (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs VCN 3.0 (Radeon RX 6300). Decoder: NVDEC (3rd Gen) vs VCN 3.0.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
Encoder
NVENC (6th Gen)
VCN 3.0
Decoder
NVDEC (3rd Gen)
VCN 3.0
Codecs
H.264,H.265 (HEVC),VP9
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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design draws 75W versus the Radeon RX 6300's 35W — a 72.7% difference. The Radeon RX 6300 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design) vs 300W (Radeon RX 6300). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered.

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
TDP
75W
35W-53%
Recommended PSU
350W
300W-14%
Power Connector
PCIe-powered
PCIe-powered
Length
160mm
Slots
0-100%
1
Temp (Load)
70°C
Perf/Watt
70.8
152.0+115%
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Value Analysis

The newer card here is Radeon RX 6300 (2022 vs 2018).

FeatureGeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q DesignRadeon RX 6300
MSRP
$60
Codename
GP107
Navi 24
Release
January 3 2018
January 4 2022
Ranking
#429
#379

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