AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super
24.4Rasterization24
—Ray Tracing20
26.9Memoryspec-based30.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based88.9
26.9Compute29.1
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 38.7 to 34.7, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+0). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super 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
- 73% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,530 MHz
- 63% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 1,725 MHz
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 33% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 144 GB/s
- 25% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 1,024
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $199
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 6 nm+50% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 107 W | 100 W+7% |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 1,280+25% |
| RT cores | 16 | 0 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 0 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+73% | 1,530 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+63% | 1,725 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 192 GB/s+33% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918+5%Bottom 17% | 4,669Bottom 13% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 10,193+6%Bottom 17% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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