GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q vs Tesla K80

Place in the ranking	350	336
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.47	36.64
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GK210	TU117
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	17 November 2014 (10 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 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	2496	1024
Core clock speed	562 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	824 MHz	1125 MHz
Number of transistors	7,100 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	171.4	72.00
Floating-point processing power	4.113 TFLOPS	2.304 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	208	64

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1751 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240.6 GB/s	112.1 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

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.140
CUDA	3.7	7.5

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.

Tesla K80 15.19

GTX 1650 Max-Q 16.04
+5.6%

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.

Tesla K80 5852

GTX 1650 Max-Q 6181
+5.6%

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	50−55 −14%	57 +14%
1440p	27−30 −11.1%	30 +11.1%
4K	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +0%	49 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	63 +0%	63 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +0%	42 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 +0%	59 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +0%	195 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	71 +0%	71 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 +0%	54 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	69 +0%	69 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	55 +0%	55 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +0%	40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	38 +0%	38 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 +0%	41 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	179 +0%	179 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	58 +0%	58 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +0%	45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 +0%	20 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 +0%	25 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +0%	55 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +0%	30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 +0%	26 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +0%	17 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	124 +0%	124 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+0%

24−27

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 +0%	13 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Metro Exodus	22 +0%	22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +0%	18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +0%	8 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9 +0%	9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and GTX 1650 Max-Q compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 Max-Q is 14% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 Max-Q is 11% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 Max-Q is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.19	16.04
Recency	17 November 2014	23 April 2019
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	30 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1650 Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla K80 and GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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