GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon Sky 500, 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 1650 Max Q stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

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 Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Turing GCN 1.0
Code name N18P-G0 / N18P-G61 Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 23 April 2019 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1024 1280
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1245 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00 76.00
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.5 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.140 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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