Garry's Mod on GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU meets Garry's Mod's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~48 fps at 1080p high (range 38–58, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 4 GB of video memory covers the 4 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6400 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	82	57	34
medium	62	44	26
high	48	34	20
ultra	38	27	16

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU back.
Processor needed for ~48 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~48 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 48 now (est.)

+25% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~61 fps vs 34 now (est.)

+81% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~63 fps vs 20 now (est.)

+213% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Garry's Mod; usually the cheapest.

Garry's Mod on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 1650 Laptop GPU	48	34	—
GeForce GTX 1650	60	42	+25%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	84	59	+75%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	126	88	+163%
Radeon RX 6600	138	97	+188%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	150	105	+213%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	156	109	+225%
Radeon RX 7600	174	122	+263%
GeForce RTX 4060	177	124	+269%
GeForce RTX 3070	207	145	+331%
GeForce RTX 4070	261	183	+444%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	291	204	+506%
GeForce RTX 5070	300	210	+525%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	273	+713%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	284	+744%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1244%