Radeon RX 9050 vs GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 388 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 39.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (7 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1125 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 72.00 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.304 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1751 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 92 Watt |
GTX 1650 Max-Q has 207% lower power consumption.
RX 9050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q and Radeon RX 9050. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 is a desktop one.
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