Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER vs Radeon R9 390X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 22 Nov 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
Radeon R9 390X
8192 Mb GDDR5
Released 18 Jun 2015
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER100%
- Radeon R9 390X99%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
- 175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon R9 390X .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 390X
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports TrueAudio
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU116 () | Grenada (Grenada XT) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 284 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | 6,600 million | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 1280 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 20 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1530 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 80 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective | 1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER | Radeon R9 390X |
|---|
| TDP | 100 watts | 275 watts |
| Release Date | 22 Nov 2019 | 18 Jun 2015 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER55.20 GP/s
- Radeon R9 390X67.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER138.00 GT/s
- Radeon R9 390X184.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER192.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 390X384.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER4416.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 390X5914.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER70
- Radeon R9 390X75
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER57
- Radeon R9 390X80
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER39
- Radeon R9 390X35
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER66
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER53
- Radeon R9 390X56
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER49
- Radeon R9 390X59
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER31
- Radeon R9 390X29
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER42
- Radeon R9 390X38
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield V
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER28
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Death Stranding
Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER27
- Radeon R9 390X33
FPS (higher is better)
Metro Exodus
Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER16
- Radeon R9 390X19
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER18
- Radeon R9 390X20
FPS (higher is better)
Strange Brigade
Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER32
- Radeon R9 390X-1
FPS (higher is better)