Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Place in performance ranking	190	266
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.06	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	no data
GPU code name	TU116	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	29 October 2019 (4 years ago)	no data
Current price	$206	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	138.0	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER and Radeon RX 6500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	no data
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.26
+33.7%

RX 6500 19.64

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1650 SUPER 10153
+33.7%

RX 6500 7593

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 6500 by 34% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	70 +40%	50−55 −40%
1440p	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
4K	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

63
+103%

30−35

−103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +55.9%	30−35 −55.9%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +61.3%	30−35 −61.3%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +24%	50−55 −24%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +31.5%	50−55 −31.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Hitman 3	105 +123%	45−50 −123%
Horizon Zero Dawn	157 +145%	60−65 −145%
Metro Exodus	69 +38%	50−55 −38%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +55.6%	50−55 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	121 +112%	55−60 −112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +97.2%	35−40 −97.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −30.8%	30−35 +30.8%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +32.3%	65−70 −32.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +34.9%	40−45 −34.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +29%	30−35 −29%
Far Cry 5	151 +202%	50−55 −202%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Hitman 3	59 +25.5%	45−50 −25.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	122 +90.6%	60−65 −90.6%
Metro Exodus	83 +40.7%	55−60 −40.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +37%	50−55 −37%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	81 +42.1%	55−60 −42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +114%	40−45 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +69.4%	35−40 −69.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +27.5%	40−45 −27.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15 −127%	30−35 +127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +9.7%	30−35 −9.7%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +24%	50−55 −24%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +29.7%	60−65 −29.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	83 +38.3%	60−65 −38.3%
Metro Exodus	76 +38.2%	55−60 −38.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +19%	40−45 −19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 −71.4%	35−40 +71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

66
+46.7%

45−50

−46.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	61 +35.6%	45−50 −35.6%
Hitman 3	48 +71.4%	27−30 −71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Far Cry 5	54 +63.6%	30−35 −63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +50%	40−45 −50%
Metro Exodus	55 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60 +50%	40−45 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	95 +35.7%	70−75 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	32 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Hitman 3	34 +127%	14−16 −127%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +36.4%	21−24 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +60%	20−22 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5 −100%	10−11 +100%
Battlefield 5	24 +9.1%	21−24 −9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	33 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8 +0%	8−9 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21
+50%

14−16

−50%

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 SUPER is 40% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 42% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 44% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1650 SUPER is 202% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6500 is 127% faster.

All in all, in popular games: