Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 1650 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	335	392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	37.20	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	TU117	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	April 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	768
Core clock speed	930 MHz	1366 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	1442 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	72.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.304 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	64	no data

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	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1751 MHz	1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Multi-Projection	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.140	+
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 Max-Q 16.01
+26.9%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.62

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1650 Max-Q 7779
+21.5%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	56 +40%	40−45 −40%
1440p	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
4K	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+38.9%

18−20

−38.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +40%	35−40 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Battlefield 5	63 +40%	45−50 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +40%	30−33 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry 5	48 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +30%	150−160 −30%
Hitman 3	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	71 +29.1%	55−60 −29.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 +35%	40−45 −35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +35%	60−65 −35%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	69 +38%	50−55 −38%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Battlefield 5	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +33.3%	30−33 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry 5	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +36.7%	30−33 −36.7%
Forza Horizon 4	179 +27.9%	140−150 −27.9%
Hitman 3	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	58 +28.9%	45−50 −28.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +28.6%	35−40 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +35%	60−65 −35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry 5	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Hitman 3	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +33.3%	60−65 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +30%	40−45 −30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +35%	60−65 −35%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

42
+40%

30−33

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Far Cry 5	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	124 +30.5%	95−100 −30.5%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	32 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +30.7%	75−80 −30.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+44.4%

18−20

−44.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +35%	60−65 −35%
Metro Exodus	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%