Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile vs GTX 1650 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1650 Mobile
2020
4 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
18.47
+46.2%

GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking300395
Place by popularity70not in top-100
Power efficiency25.31no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU117no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 April 2020 (4 years ago)April 2018 (6 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 cores1024768
Core clock speed1380 MHz1366 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHz1442 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate99.84no data
Floating-point processing power3.195 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs64no data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s84 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

Multi-Projectionno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.140+
CUDA7.5-

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.

GTX 1650 Mobile 18.47
+46.2%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.63

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

GTX 1650 Mobile 9313
+45.5%
Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401

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 HD58
+65.7%
35−40
−65.7%
1440p37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
4K20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Battlefield 5 81
+47.3%
55−60
−47.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 51
+70%
30−33
−70%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Far Cry 5 66
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 79
+58%
50−55
−58%
Forza Horizon 4 166
+50.9%
110−120
−50.9%
Hitman 3 47
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 164
+49.1%
110−120
−49.1%
Metro Exodus 82
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+57.8%
45−50
−57.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 117
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 146
+53.7%
95−100
−53.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80
+60%
50−55
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Battlefield 5 70
+55.6%
45−50
−55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 47
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 32
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Far Cry 5 53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 54
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+48%
100−105
−48%
Hitman 3 42
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 148
+48%
100−105
−48%
Metro Exodus 68
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+60%
40−45
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 141
+48.4%
95−100
−48.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Forza Horizon 4 62
+55%
40−45
−55%
Hitman 3 37
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55
+57.1%
35−40
−57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
+50%
24−27
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 17
+70%
10−11
−70%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 34
+61.9%
21−24
−61.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 25
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Forza Horizon 4 99
+52.3%
65−70
−52.3%
Hitman 3 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 44
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Metro Exodus 39
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 115
+53.3%
75−80
−53.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 14
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 26
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+50%
14−16
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+70%
10−11
−70%

This is how GTX 1650 Mobile and Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1650 Mobile is 66% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1650 Mobile is 54% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1650 Mobile is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.47 12.63
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

GTX 1650 Mobile has a 46.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 136433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile in performance tests.


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