GeForce GT 555M 3 GB vs GTX 1650 Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 298 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 75 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | N18P-G0, N18P-G61 | GF106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 March 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | 144 |
| Core clock speed | 1380 MHz | 590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 99.84 | 14.16 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.195 gflops | 0.3398 gflops |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 1800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 43.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 24 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 1650 Mobile has an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
GT 555M 3 GB, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and GeForce GT 555M 3 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 555M 3 GB is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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