RTX A4500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	335	78
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	37.01	22.13
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)	22 March 2022 (2 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	5888
Core clock speed	930 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	1500 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	140 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	276.0
Floating-point processing power	2.304 TFLOPS	17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	64	184
Tensor Cores	no data	184
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	46

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1751 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	512.0 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 16.13

RTX A4500 Mobile 45.00
+179%

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 6200

RTX A4500 Mobile 17299
+179%

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 −171%	160−170 +171%
1440p	29 −176%	80−85 +176%
4K	18 −178%	50−55 +178%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −250%	95−100 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Elden Ring	50−55 −222%	160−170 +222%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	53 −109%	110−120 +109%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −250%	95−100 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −242%	220−230 +242%
Metro Exodus	52 −100%	100−110 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 −59.3%	85−90 +59.3%
Valorant	65−70 −182%	180−190 +182%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	59 −88.1%	110−120 +88.1%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −250%	95−100 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Dota 2	69 −94.2%	130−140 +94.2%
Elden Ring	50−55 −222%	160−170 +222%
Far Cry 5	52 −98.1%	100−110 +98.1%
Fortnite	85−90 −111%	180−190 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −242%	220−230 +242%
Grand Theft Auto V	56 −139%	130−140 +139%
Metro Exodus	36 −189%	100−110 +189%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	118 −78%	210−220 +78%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 −274%	85−90 +274%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −228%	160−170 +228%
Valorant	35 −423%	180−190 +423%
World of Tanks	167 −67.1%	270−280 +67.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	44 −152%	110−120 +152%
Counter-Strike 2	27−30 −250%	95−100 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −206%	95−100 +206%
Dota 2	88 −52.3%	130−140 +52.3%
Far Cry 5	59 −74.6%	100−110 +74.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −242%	220−230 +242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 −84.2%	210−220 +84.2%
Valorant	65−70 −182%	180−190 +182%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
Elden Ring	24−27 −288%	95−100 +288%
Grand Theft Auto V	24−27 −254%	85−90 +254%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −16.7%	170−180 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −229%	45−50 +229%
World of Tanks	110−120 −154%	280−290 +154%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	29 −172%	75−80 +172%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −243%	45−50 +243%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −260%	140−150 +260%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −238%	130−140 +238%
Metro Exodus	32 −194%	90−95 +194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −295%	80−85 +295%
Valorant	40−45 −275%	150−160 +275%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%
Dota 2	27−30 −229%	90−95 +229%
Elden Ring	10−12 −327%	45−50 +327%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −229%	90−95 +229%
Metro Exodus	10 −290%	35−40 +290%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	43 −249%	150−160 +249%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −232%	90−95 +232%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14 −286%	50−55 +286%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −300%	45−50 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −450%	21−24 +450%
Dota 2	27−30 −229%	90−95 +229%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −250%	70−75 +250%
Fortnite	19 −258%	65−70 +258%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −235%	75−80 +235%
Valorant	18−20 −350%	80−85 +350%

This is how GTX 1650 Max-Q and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A4500 Mobile is 171% faster in 1080p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 176% faster in 1440p
RTX A4500 Mobile is 178% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX A4500 Mobile surpassed GTX 1650 Max-Q in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.13	45.00
Recency	23 April 2019	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	140 Watt

GTX 1650 Max-Q has 366.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A4500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 179% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 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 A4500 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.