GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon RX 550

Place in performance ranking	520	304
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.08	10.54
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Lexa	N18P-G62 Max-Q
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	20 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	no data
Current price	$121 (1.5x MSRP)	$1183

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q has 242% better value for money than RX 550.

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	512	1024
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	1035 MHz
Boost clock speed	1183 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.86	76.80
Floating-point performance	1,211 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 550 and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	160.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.140
CUDA	no data	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 550 7.06

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 16.60
+135%

GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 550 2725

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 6411
+135%

GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q outperforms Radeon RX 550 by 135% in Passmark.

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	21−24 −157%	54 +157%
1440p	10−12 −180%	28 +180%
4K	9−10 −156%	23 +156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11

−160%

24−27
+160%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −172%	49 +172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −150%	45 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −160%	75−80 +160%
Hitman 3	18−20 −150%	45 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −138%	107 +138%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −146%	86 +146%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −163%	63 +163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −157%	77 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −172%	49 +172%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −156%	41 +156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −140%	24 +140%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −157%	50−55 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −143%	34 +143%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −150%	45−50 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −160%	75−80 +160%
Hitman 3	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −144%	65−70 +144%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −142%	58 +142%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −152%	53 +152%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −158%	62 +158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −157%	54 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −141%	193 +141%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −138%	19 +138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −144%	22 +144%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −160%	24−27 +160%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −144%	35−40 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −160%	75−80 +160%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −138%	57 +138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −157%	54 +157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −167%	32 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −167%	16 +167%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−156%

46
+156%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −167%	30−35 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −167%	30−35 +167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −140%	12 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −136%	33 +136%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −167%	30−35 +167%
Hitman 3	10−11 −150%	25 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −156%	41 +156%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −150%	35 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −180%	14 +180%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−170%

27−30
+170%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Hitman 3	5−6 −180%	14 +180%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −150%	15 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −150%	20 +150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −150%	5 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −144%	21−24 +144%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −144%	22 +144%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%