AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
33.8Rasterization21.7
25.2Ray Tracing20
39.9Memory25.4
86.4Efficiency88.9
41.7Compute24.1
12 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 42.1 to 32.3, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+18) and memory (+15). 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 6650 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 22
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 25 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 40 vs 25
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 24
- 203% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,900 vs 3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- 58% lower TDP: 75 W vs 180 W
- Lower launch price: $149 vs $399
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 180 W | 75 W+58% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+129% | 896 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Base clock | 2,055 MHz+38% | 1,485 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,635 MHz+58% | 1,665 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 280 GB/s+119% | 128 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,900+203% | 3,600 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 1,980 | — |
| PassMark G3D | 16,800+118% | 7,700 |
| 1080p Ultra | 93 fps+200% | 31 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fps+200% | 22 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 33 fps+200% | 11 fps |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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