Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1650 vs Radeon R9 290X
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1650
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 30 Apr 2019
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VS
AMD
Radeon R9 290X
4096 Mb GDDR5
Released 24 Oct 2013
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1650100%
- Radeon R9 290X108%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1650
- 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
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the Radeon R9 290X
- 8% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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
HWSpot recommends the Radeon R9 290X
The Radeon R9 290X is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1650 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| GPU Name | TU107 () | Hawaii (Hawaii XT) |
| Fab Process | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 0 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Transistors | unknown | 6,200 million |
| Shaders | 896 | 2816 |
| Compute Units | 14 | 44 |
| Core clock | 1485 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 176 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1650 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1650 | Radeon R9 290X |
|---|
| TDP | 0 watts | 290 watts |
| Release Date | 30 Apr 2019 | 24 Oct 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 165053.28 GP/s
- Radeon R9 290X64.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 165093.24 GT/s
- Radeon R9 290X176.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1650128.00 GB/s
- Radeon R9 290X320.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 16502984.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon R9 290X5632.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 165077
- Radeon R9 290X83
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 165051
- Radeon R9 290X49
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 165049
- Radeon R9 290X58
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 165035
- Radeon R9 290X39
FPS (higher is better)