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Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1650

Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 1650: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GTX 1650

4 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 128-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 4GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1650 D6 Ventus XS OCV3)

Buy for $114.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Radeon R9 290

4 GB GDDR5 | 512-bit

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

vs

GeForce GTX 1650

4 GB GDDR5 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 128-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 4GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1650 D6 Ventus XS OCV3)

Buy for $114.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Radeon R9 290 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon R9 290 is 1995 days older than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1650.

Advantages of Radeon R9 290

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce GTX 1650 - 178 vs 176 FPS

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1650

  • Up to 62% cheaper than Radeon R9 290 - $114.99 vs $299.00
  • Up to 61% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon R9 290 - $0.65 vs $1.68 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 73% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 290 - 75 vs 275 Watts
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


FPS

178

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.68/FPS

39%

Price, $

$299

38%

FPS Winner

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP PCI-Express Graphics Card (21227-00-40G)

Buy for $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
GeForce GTX 1650

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

176

99%

Value, $/FPS

$0.65/FPS

100%

Price, $

$114.99

100%

Value Winner

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 128-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 4GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1650 D6 Ventus XS OCV3)

Buy for $114.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
GeForce GTX 1650

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo
Radeon R9 290

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

60.61 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

151.5 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
GeForce GTX 1650

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

53.28 GPixel/s

88%

Texel Fillrate

93.24 GTexel/s

62%

AMD Radeon R9 290 Logo

Radeon R9 290

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo

GeForce GTX 1650

Nov 5th, 2013Release Date
Apr 23rd, 2019
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 16
$399MSRP
$149
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinPower ConnectorsNone
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GBMemory4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
512-bitBus128-bit
320 GB/s
Bandwidth128.1 GB/s
947 MHzBase Clock Speed
1485 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1665 MHz
1250 MHzMemory Clock Speed
2001 MHz

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