Radeon R9 380X vs GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 380X by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 280 | 308 |
| Place by popularity | 54 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 39.99 | 7.08 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2021) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | N18P-G0, N18P-G61 | Antigua |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 19 November 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
| Current price | $301 | $11.81 (0.1x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1650 Mobile has 465% better value for money than R9 380X.
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 | 2048 |
| Compute units | no data | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1380 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 190 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 99.84 | 124.2 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 3,973 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and Radeon R9 380X 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 |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 221 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2 x 6-pin |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | no data | 1 |
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 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | no data | - |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 182.4 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 |
| Eyefinity | no data | 1 |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | no data | 6 |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| DisplayPort support | no data | + |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| CrossFire | no data | 1 |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| FreeSync | no data | 1 |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| LiquidVR | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | + |
| Mantle | 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.
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 380X by 15% 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%
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms Radeon R9 380X by 15% 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%
Radeon R9 380X outperforms GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile by 2% 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
+18%
| 50−55
−18%
|
| 1440p | 37
+23.3%
| 30−35
−23.3%
|
| 4K | 23
+27.8%
| 18−21
−27.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+15.6%
|
45−50
−15.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55
+22.2%
|
45−50
−22.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 42
+20%
|
35−40
−20%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60
+20%
|
50−55
−20%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 63
+26%
|
50−55
−26%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 41
+17.1%
|
35−40
−17.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+20%
|
50−55
−20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 55
+22.2%
|
45−50
−22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 82
+17.1%
|
70−75
−17.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 69
+15%
|
60−65
−15%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 53
+17.8%
|
45−50
−17.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 48
+20%
|
40−45
−20%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 58
+16%
|
50−55
−16%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 48
+20%
|
40−45
−20%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 48
+20%
|
40−45
−20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60
+20%
|
50−55
−20%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 49
+22.5%
|
40−45
−22.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+18.5%
|
27−30
−18.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 54
+20%
|
45−50
−20%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 55
+22.2%
|
45−50
−22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80
+23.1%
|
65−70
−23.1%
|
| Hitman 3 | 57
+26.7%
|
45−50
−26.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Metro Exodus | 33
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 48
+20%
|
40−45
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 62
+24%
|
50−55
−24%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 42
+20%
|
35−40
−20%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 59
+18%
|
50−55
−18%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 53
+17.8%
|
45−50
−17.8%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 51
+27.5%
|
40−45
−27.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 62
+24%
|
50−55
−24%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 36
+20%
|
30−33
−20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 17
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 38
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 37
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 22
+22.2%
|
18−20
−22.2%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 47
+17.5%
|
40−45
−17.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+23.3%
|
30−33
−23.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 19
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 25
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 19
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
This is how GTX 1650 Mobile and R9 380X compete in popular games:
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 18% faster than R9 380X in 1080p
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 23.3% faster than R9 380X in 1440p
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 27.8% faster than R9 380X in 4K
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 18.38 | 16.04 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 19 November 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 190 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R9 380X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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