GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book. 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 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 1650 Max Q or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5, GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 66 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q is 2988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 20−22
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1650 Max Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture Turing Maxwell
Code name N18P-G0 / N18P-G61 Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 23 April 2019 1 October 2015
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 1020 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1245 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72.00
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.1 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.140
CUDA 7.5 +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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