Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	283	246
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	39.98	12.45
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	N18P-G0, N18P-G61	Hawaii
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399
Current price	$301	$20 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 Mobile has 221% better value for money than R9 290.

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	1024	2560
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	947 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,700 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	275 Watt
Texture fill rate	99.84	151.5
Floating-point performance	no data	4,849 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and Radeon R9 290 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	275 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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	GDDR5, GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	320.0 GB/s
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	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.2.131
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 Mobile 18.39

R9 290 20.91
+13.7%

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 14% based on our aggregated 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 Mobile 7116

R9 290 8093
+13.7%

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 14% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1650 Mobile 9313

R9 290 11860
+27.3%

Radeon R9 290 outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	59 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
1440p	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
4K	23 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−5.8%

55−60
+5.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Battlefield 5	60 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	63 −11.1%	70−75 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Far Cry 5	60 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −9.8%	90−95 +9.8%
Hitman 3	69 −8.7%	75−80 +8.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	53 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 −12.1%	65−70 +12.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	60 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Far Cry 5	54 −11.1%	60−65 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 −9.1%	60−65 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	80 −12.5%	90−95 +12.5%
Hitman 3	57 −5.3%	60−65 +5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Metro Exodus	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 −4.2%	50−55 +4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	62 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	42 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +0%	30−33 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	59 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 +0%	30−33 +0%
Far Cry 5	53 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 −7.8%	55−60 +7.8%
Forza Horizon 4	62 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	17 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	38 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%
Hitman 3	37 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24 −12.5%	27−30 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	20 −5%	21−24 +5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −12.5%	18−20 +12.5%
Battlefield 5	47 −6.4%	50−55 +6.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	35 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −8.1%	40−45 +8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	12 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Battlefield 5	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%