GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile or GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5, GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 346 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 6248 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 4−5 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q
Architecture Pascal Turing
Code name N18P-G0 / N18P-G61
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date April 2018 23 April 2019
Pipelines 768 1024
Core clock speed 1366 MHz 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1442 MHz 1245 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00
Memory bus width 96 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 112.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan + 1.2.140
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size medium sized
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