GeForce GTX 1650 vs Radeon RX 550X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 550X and GeForce GTX 1650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
1650 outperforms 550X by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 634 | 317 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 5 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.06 |
| Power efficiency | 8.60 | 19.11 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Lexa | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 December 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1183 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,200 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.86 | 93.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.211 TFLOPS | 2.984 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
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 | 18−20
−256%
| 64
+256%
|
| 1440p | 10−12
−280%
| 38
+280%
|
| 4K | 7−8
−243%
| 24
+243%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.33 |
| 1440p | no data | 3.92 |
| 4K | no data | 6.21 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
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100−110
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
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40−45
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 61
+0%
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61
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
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100−110
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 211
+0%
|
211
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 292
+0%
|
292
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 53
+0%
|
53
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 97
+0%
|
97
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260
+0%
|
260
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 51
+0%
|
51
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 177
+0%
|
177
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Valorant | 83
+0%
|
83
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 59
+0%
|
59
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
This is how RX 550X and GTX 1650 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1650 is 256% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1650 is 280% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1650 is 243% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.34 | 17.80 |
| Recency | 16 December 2018 | 23 April 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
RX 550X has 50% lower power consumption.
GTX 1650, on the other hand, has a 233.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550X in performance tests.
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