Graphics card

GeForce GTX 1650 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Compared by performance index, specifications and load profile. The per-parameter difference comes first; the index follows.

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Verdict

Radeon RX 5500 XT is 18% faster on the performance index.

The gap is decisive — these are different classes.

GeForce GTX 1650 leads on 1 parameters, Radeon RX 5500 XT on 2.

Specification source: A — NVIDIA; B — AMD. Specifications verified on 2026-07-27

Key differences

GeForce GTX 1650

Strengths

  • Power efficiency
  • Ray tracing

Trade-offs

  • Video memory
  • Memory bandwidth
  • Rasterization

Radeon RX 5500 XT

Strengths

  • Video memory
  • Memory bandwidth
  • Rasterization

Trade-offs

  • Power efficiency
  • Ray tracing

Difference per parameter

  • Rasterization

    40
    48
  • Ray tracing

    14
    12
  • Video memory

    4 GB
    8 GB
  • Power efficiency

    75 W
    130 W
  • Memory bandwidth

    128-bit GDDR5
    128-bit GDDR6

Profile of both sides

RasterizationRay tracingVideo memoryPower efficiencyMemory bandwidth
GeForce GTX 1650Radeon RX 5500 XT

Specifications side by side

Side AGeForce GTX 1650Side BRadeon RX 5500 XT
Performance index4048better
Ray tracing index14better12
Video memory4 GB8 GBbetter
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory bus128 bit128 bit
Boost clock1665 MHz1845 MHzbetter
Power draw (TDP)75 Wbetter130 W
UpscalerNoFSR
Process nodeTSMC 12 nmTSMC 7 nm
ReleasedQ2 2019Q4 2019

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