Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 22 Nov 2019
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT100%
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER161%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
- 61% higher gaming performance.
- 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- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (8 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | TU116 () |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 12 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 284 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 6,600 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 1280 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 20 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 80 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1500 MHz
12000 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 100 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | 22 Nov 2019 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER55.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER138.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER192.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER4416.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT74
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER78
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT17
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER59
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER104
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER66
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT55
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER60
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT13
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER42
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER66
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER42
FPS (higher is better)