RTX A4000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	334	112
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	37.07	23.71
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	5120
Core clock speed	930 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	1680 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	268.8
Floating-point processing power	2.304 TFLOPS	17.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	80
TMUs	64	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1751 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	384.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

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 16.12

RTX A4000 Mobile 39.52
+145%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1650 Max-Q 6199

RTX A4000 Mobile 15197
+145%

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	59 −137%	140−150 +137%
1440p	29 −141%	70−75 +141%
4K	18 −122%	40−45 +122%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Elden Ring	50−55 −178%	130−140 +178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −98.1%	100−110 +98.1%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −191%	190−200 +191%
Metro Exodus	52 −80.8%	90−95 +80.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 −42.6%	75−80 +42.6%
Valorant	65−70 −143%	150−160 +143%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	59 −78%	100−110 +78%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Dota 2	69 −78.3%	120−130 +78.3%
Elden Ring	50−55 −178%	130−140 +178%
Far Cry 5	52 −86.5%	95−100 +86.5%
Fortnite	85−90 −93.3%	170−180 +93.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −191%	190−200 +191%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 −120%	120−130 +120%
Metro Exodus	36 −161%	90−95 +161%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	118 −70.3%	200−210 +70.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 −235%	75−80 +235%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −186%	140−150 +186%
Valorant	35 −351%	150−160 +351%
World of Tanks	167 −67.1%	270−280 +67.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −139%	100−110 +139%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −196%	80−85 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −166%	85−90 +166%
Dota 2	88 −39.8%	120−130 +39.8%
Far Cry 5	59 −64.4%	95−100 +64.4%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −191%	190−200 +191%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −76.3%	200−210 +76.3%
Valorant	65−70 −143%	150−160 +143%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 −204%	70−75 +204%
Elden Ring	24−27 −224%	80−85 +224%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −204%	70−75 +204%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 −17.4%	170−180 +17.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −179%	35−40 +179%
World of Tanks	110−120 −123%	250−260 +123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	29 −152%	70−75 +152%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −220%	120−130 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −185%	110−120 +185%
Metro Exodus	32 −166%	85−90 +166%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −229%	65−70 +229%
Valorant	40−45 −210%	120−130 +210%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Dota 2	27−30 −179%	75−80 +179%
Elden Ring	10−12 −245%	35−40 +245%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −179%	75−80 +179%
Metro Exodus	10 −230%	30−35 +230%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	43 −198%	120−130 +198%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −179%	75−80 +179%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −229%	45−50 +229%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −242%	40−45 +242%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Dota 2	27−30 −179%	75−80 +179%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −195%	55−60 +195%
Fortnite	19 −195%	55−60 +195%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Valorant	18−20 −267%	65−70 +267%

This is how GTX 1650 Max-Q and RTX A4000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 Mobile is 137% faster in 1080p
RTX A4000 Mobile is 141% faster in 1440p
RTX A4000 Mobile is 122% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4000 Mobile is 351% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX A4000 Mobile surpassed GTX 1650 Max-Q in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.12	39.52
Recency	23 April 2019	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	115 Watt

GTX 1650 Max-Q has 283.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 145.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.