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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 1380
  • Max video memory 4 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6
  • Memory clock speed 12000
  • Maximum resolution
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
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  • Interface MXM-B (3.0)
  • Core clock speed 1038 + Boost
  • Max video memory 8 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 2500 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 583$
Games supported 83%

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rating238232
Value for money41.558.00
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameN18P-G0, N18P-G61GM204
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (3 years old)7 October 2014 (8 years old)
Current price$301 $583
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores10241536
CUDA coresno data1536
Core clock speed1380 MHz1038 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1127 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)50 Wattunknown
Texture fill rate99.8451.84
Floating-point performanceno data3,462 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and GeForce GTX 980M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5, GDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s160 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1401.1.126
CUDA7.5+

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 Mobile 17.94
GTX 980M 18.45
+2.8%
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
  • Unigine Heaven 3.0

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

GTX 1650 Mobile 7116
GTX 980M 7319
+2.9%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 3% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 1650 Mobile 31311
GTX 980M 31944
+2%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 2% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 1650 Mobile 13132
+4.9%
GTX 980M 12517

GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 5% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 1650 Mobile 57365
GTX 980M 65241
+13.7%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 14% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 1650 Mobile 8081
GTX 980M 8343
+3.2%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 1650 Mobile 9313
GTX 980M 9682
+4%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 4% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1650 Mobile 364872
+11.4%
GTX 980M 327632

GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms GeForce GTX 980M by 11% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 1650 Mobile 101
GTX 980M 111
+9.9%

GeForce GTX 980M outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 10% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and GeForce GTX 980M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) no data 383 Mh/s

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

900pno data173
Full HD65
−10.8%
72
+10.8%
1440p37
+2.8%
36
−2.8%
4K23
−17.4%
27
+17.4%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+62.5%
30−35
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+7.8%
51
−7.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+31.3%
30−35
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 60
−36.7%
82
+36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+28.6%
45−50
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%
Far Cry 5 60
+3.4%
58
−3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
−9.1%
60
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 82
+10.8%
74
−10.8%
Hitman 3 69
+23.2%
55−60
−23.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
+29.3%
40−45
−29.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+50%
30−35
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 58
+13.7%
51
−13.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 48
+33.3%
35−40
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+9.1%
44
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 60
−13.3%
68
+13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 54
+1.9%
53
−1.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
−1.8%
56
+1.8%
Forza Horizon 4 80
+17.6%
68
−17.6%
Hitman 3 57
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
−5.1%
40−45
+5.1%
Metro Exodus 33
+6.5%
31
−6.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−18.5%
30−35
+18.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 48
+14.3%
42
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 62
+1.6%
61
−1.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+16.7%
35−40
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+15.4%
26
−15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
−300%
30−35
+300%
Battlefield 5 59
−3.4%
61
+3.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 53
+6%
50
−6%
Far Cry New Dawn 51
+0%
51
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 62
+31.9%
47
−31.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+9.1%
33
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
−112%
35−40
+112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Hitman 3 37
+19.4%
30−35
−19.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
−8.3%
24−27
+8.3%
Metro Exodus 20
+5.3%
19
−5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+20%
25
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+10%
20
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 47
+4.4%
45
−4.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Far Cry 5 35
+2.9%
34
−2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+2.6%
38
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−5.4%
39
+5.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Hitman 3 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 15
+25%
12
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
−4.8%
22
+4.8%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+0%
12
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 25
+8.7%
23
−8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 18
+12.5%
16
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 19
−5.3%
20
+5.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−8.3%
26
+8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 17.94 18.45
Recency 23 April 2019 7 October 2014
Memory bus width 128 256
Memory bandwidth 192 160
Pipelines / CUDA cores 1024 1536
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

and

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M
GeForce GTX 980M

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by AMD

The nearest GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile's AMD equivalent is Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, which is faster by 3% and higher by 3 positions in our performance rating.

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Competitors of GeForce GTX 980M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 980M from AMD is Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 3 positions in our rating.

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