GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 1650 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	335	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Power efficiency	37.20	26.08
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	2023 (1 year 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	2560
Core clock speed	930 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.00	211.2
Floating-point processing power	2.304 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1751 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.1 GB/s	216.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

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	8.9

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 16.01

RTX 4050 37.41
+134%

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 6175

RTX 4050 14431
+134%

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	56 −132%	130−140 +132%
1440p	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
4K	17 −106%	35−40 +106%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

−120%

55−60
+120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 −124%	110−120 +124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Battlefield 5	63 −122%	140−150 +122%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 −126%	95−100 +126%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
Far Cry 5	48 −129%	110−120 +129%
Far Cry New Dawn	59 −120%	130−140 +120%
Forza Horizon 4	195 −131%	450−500 +131%
Hitman 3	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Metro Exodus	71 −125%	160−170 +125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	54 −122%	120−130 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −131%	120−130 +131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	69 −132%	160−170 +132%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Battlefield 5	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 −125%	90−95 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
Far Cry 5	38 −124%	85−90 +124%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −132%	95−100 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	179 −123%	400−450 +123%
Hitman 3	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Metro Exodus	58 −124%	130−140 +124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 −122%	100−105 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −131%	120−130 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −124%	85−90 +124%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −125%	45−50 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −131%	60−65 +131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −120%	55−60 +120%
Far Cry 5	26 −131%	60−65 +131%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
Hitman 3	30−35 −126%	70−75 +126%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −125%	180−190 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −131%	120−130 +131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 −133%	70−75 +133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−126%

95−100
+126%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	33 −127%	75−80 +127%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 −131%	60−65 +131%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Far Cry 5	19 −111%	40−45 +111%
Forza Horizon 4	124 −126%	280−290 +126%
Hitman 3	18−20 −111%	40−45 +111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −127%	75−80 +127%
Metro Exodus	32 −119%	70−75 +119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −133%	70−75 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −124%	220−230 +124%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−131%

60−65
+131%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
Far Cry New Dawn	13 −131%	30−33 +131%
Hitman 3	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 −122%	180−190 +122%
Metro Exodus	22 −127%	50−55 +127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −122%	40−45 +122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 −125%	18−20 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Far Cry 5	9 −133%	21−24 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −127%	50−55 +127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −119%	35−40 +119%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−131%

30−33
+131%

This is how GTX 1650 Max-Q and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 132% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 is 133% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 is 106% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.01	37.41
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	100 Watt

GTX 1650 Max-Q has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 133.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 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 card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

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