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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT vs ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB GDDR6 · 2.83 GHz · 130 W Speed index 5/100
ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.76 GHz · 75 W Speed index 3/100
In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT and the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 84 % faster than the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Speed index
5/100
3/100
FP32
5.79 TFLOPS
3.14 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.83 GHz
1.76 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
144 GB/s
128 GB/s
TDP
130 W
75 W
Launch Price
199 $
149 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Based onAMD Radeon RX 6500 XTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR5)
GPU ChipNavi 24 XTTU117-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors1614
Shader1024896
Render Output Units3232
Texture Units6456
Raytracing Cores16--
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and has 1024 texture shaders and 16 execution units.

ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC is based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR5), which has 896 shaders and 14 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Memory Size4 GB4 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR5
Memory Clock2.250 GHz2.000 GHz
Memory Speed18.0 Gbps8.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth144 GB/s128 GB/s
Memory Interface64 bit128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT has 4 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 144 GB/s.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC can access 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 128 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Base Clock2.200 GHz1.485 GHz
Boost Clock2.825 GHz1.755 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.69 GHz1.73 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT clocks in the base with up to 2.200 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC is 1.485 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
TDP130 W75 W
Tjunction max97 °C92 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 6-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 130 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC has a TDP of 75 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB--
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Max. Displays23
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI--1
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 2 screens can be connected to the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC supports a maximum of 3 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_1
RaytracingYesNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
h264DecodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1NoNo
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
Length194 mm204 mm
Height107 mm115 mm
Width40 mm37 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT is 194 mm long, 107 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC is 204 mm long, 115 mm high and 37 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XTASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 4PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q2/2019
Launch Price199 $149 $
Structure size6 nm12 nm
Part-no11314-01-20GDUAL-GTX1650-O4G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT was released in Q1/2022 at a price of 199 $.

The ASUS Dual GeForce GTX 1650 OC was introduced in Q2/2019 at a price of 149 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +45.6 %

  1. 2,278
  2. 1,565

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 468
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 141
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 14 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 19 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 31 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +35.0 %

  1. 27 fps (avg)
  2. 20 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +26.8 %

  1. 52 fps (avg)
  2. 41 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +15.3 %

  1. 68 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +20.9 %

  1. 50,069
  2. 41,430

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 6500 XT +42.3 %

  1. 55,245
  2. 38,827

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 50,413
  2. no data

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