AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
24.4Rasterization21.7
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based25.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based88.9
26.9Compute24.1
8 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 32.3, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+3) and rasterization (+3). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 78% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,485 MHz
- 69% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 37% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,918 vs 3,600
- 25% higher PassMark G3D: 9,617 vs 7,700
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 30% lower TDP: 75 W vs 107 W
- Lower launch price: $149 vs $199
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 6 nm+50% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 107 W | 75 W+30% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024+14% | 896 |
| RT cores | 16 | — |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+78% | 1,485 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+69% | 1,665 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s+13% | 128 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+37%Bottom 17% | 3,600Bottom 5% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617+25%Bottom 12% | 7,700Bottom 5% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 31 fpsBottom 2% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 22 fpsBottom 2% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 11 fpsBottom 2% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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