AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
51.5Rasterization21.7
36.5Ray Tracing20
58.2Memory25.4
67.2Efficiency88.9
62.7Compute24.1
13 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT wins this graphics card face-off, 53.6 to 32.3, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+39) and memory (+33). 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 6950 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 22
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 37 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 58 vs 25
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 24
- 509% higher 4K Ultra: 67 fps vs 11 fps
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- Stronger efficiency score: 89 vs 67
- 78% lower TDP: 75 W vs 335 W
- Lower launch price: $149 vs $1,099
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2019 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Turing |
| Process | 7 nm+42% | 12 nm |
| TDP | 335 W | 75 W+78% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | None (slot-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+471% | 896 |
| RT cores | 80 | — |
| Base clock | 1,890 MHz+27% | 1,485 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,310 MHz+39% | 1,665 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+300% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 576 GB/s+350% | 128 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 21,800+506% | 3,600 |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,100 | — |
| PassMark G3D | 27,300+255% | 7,700 |
| 1080p Ultra | 168 fps+442% | 31 fps |
| 1440p Ultra | 124 fps+464% | 22 fps |
| 4K Ultra | 67 fps+509% | 11 fps |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | NIS (driver-level) |
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