NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA RTX A5500
21.7Rasterization—
20Ray Tracing20
25.4Memory71.2
88.9Efficiency79.1
24.1Compute73.2
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16506 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5500
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA RTX A5500 wins this graphics card face-off, 57.7 to 32.3, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+49) and memory (+46). 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- Stronger efficiency score: 89 vs 79
- 67% lower TDP: 75 W vs 230 W
- Lower launch price: $149 vs $3,600
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5500
- Stronger memory score: 71 vs 25
- Stronger compute score: 73 vs 24
- 1043% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 896
- 500% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 4 GB
- 500% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Process | 12 nm | 8 nm+33% |
| TDP | 75 W+67% | 230 W |
| Power connector | None (slot-powered) | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 896 | 10,240+1043% |
| RT cores | — | 80 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 320 |
| Base clock | 1,485 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 384 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 768 GB/s+500% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,600Top 100% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 7,700Top 100% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 31 fpsTop 100% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 22 fpsTop 100% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 11 fpsTop 100% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA RTX A5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS |
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