
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2560
Cores320 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon R9 290

nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory896
Cores128.1 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

AMD Radeon R9 290
Radeon R9 290
$399 • Nov 2013
GeForce GTX 1650
$149 • Apr 2019
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon R9 290 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 275 W | 75 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | N/A | 1665 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 128.1 GB/s |
| Process Size | 28nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 896 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 56 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 512-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz | 2001 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 60.61 GPixel/s | 53.28 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 320 GTexel/s | 128.1 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.849 GFLOPS | 2.984 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 1.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 438 mm² | 200 mm² |
| Transistors | 6200 Million | 4700 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 250 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks


3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
AMD Radeon R9 290
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650


Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
AMD Radeon R9 290
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650


GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
AMD Radeon R9 290
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650


PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
AMD Radeon R9 290
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Game Benchmarks Comparison (33 benchmarks)



Need for Speed Payback



Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince



Chernobylite Complete Edition



Devil's Hunt



Beyond Two Souls



Wolfenstein Youngblood
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Wins!
Based on 33 benchmarks across 11 games

AMD Radeon R9 290
AMD • 4GB GDDR5

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
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