GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon RX 550. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon RX 550. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 1650 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 550 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon RX 550 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 80 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 550.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−33
medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon RX 550.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q Radeon RX 550
Architecture Turing GCN 4.0
Code name N18P-G0 / N18P-G61 Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 April 2019 20 April 2017
Pipelines 1024 512
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1245 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00 37.86
Floating-point performance 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.140 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size medium sized
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