Radeon Pro Vega II vs GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

Place in the ranking	302	102
Place by popularity	68	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.76
Power efficiency	25.48	5.88
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	TU117	Vega 20
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 April 2020 (4 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1024	4096
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	1574 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1720 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	475 Watt
Texture fill rate	99.84	440.3
Floating-point processing power	3.195 TFLOPS	14.09 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	64
TMUs	64	256

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	Apple MPX
Width	no data	Quad-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR6	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	806 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	825.3 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 Mobile 18.51

Pro Vega II 40.57
+119%

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.

GTX 1650 Mobile 7116

Pro Vega II 15596
+119%

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	59 −103%	120−130 +103%
1440p	36 −108%	75−80 +108%
4K	23 −117%	50−55 +117%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	18.33
1440p	no data	29.32
4K	no data	43.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	38 −111%	80−85 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 −112%	110−120 +112%
Elden Ring	47 −113%	100−105 +113%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	66 −112%	140−150 +112%
Counter-Strike 2	33 −112%	70−75 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	35 −114%	75−80 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	79 −115%	170−180 +115%
Metro Exodus	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 −111%	150−160 +111%
Valorant	83 −117%	180−190 +117%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Counter-Strike 2	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 −114%	60−65 +114%
Dota 2	72 −108%	150−160 +108%
Elden Ring	65 −115%	140−150 +115%
Far Cry 5	62 −110%	130−140 +110%
Fortnite	95−100 −112%	210−220 +112%
Forza Horizon 4	64 −119%	140−150 +119%
Grand Theft Auto V	59 −103%	120−130 +103%
Metro Exodus	40 −113%	85−90 +113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	165 −112%	350−400 +112%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −107%	120−130 +107%
Valorant	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
World of Tanks	130 −115%	280−290 +115%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	56 −114%	120−130 +114%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −112%	70−75 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	25 −100%	50−55 +100%
Dota 2	89 −113%	190−200 +113%
Far Cry 5	73 −119%	160−170 +119%
Forza Horizon 4	55 −118%	120−130 +118%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 −113%	270−280 +113%
Valorant	75−80 −113%	160−170 +113%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
Elden Ring	30−33 −117%	65−70 +117%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 −107%	60−65 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 −110%	350−400 +110%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −106%	35−40 +106%
World of Tanks	120−130 −113%	270−280 +113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	37 −116%	80−85 +116%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −100%	30−33 +100%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −108%	100−105 +108%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%
Metro Exodus	39 −118%	85−90 +118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −100%	50−55 +100%
Valorant	45−50 −113%	100−105 +113%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Dota 2	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Elden Ring	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%
Metro Exodus	12 −100%	24−27 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	47 −113%	100−105 +113%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −110%	65−70 +110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	17 −106%	35−40 +106%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −100%	12−14 +100%
Dota 2	45 −111%	95−100 +111%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −108%	50−55 +108%
Fortnite	23 −117%	50−55 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −104%	55−60 +104%
Valorant	21−24 −105%	45−50 +105%

This is how GTX 1650 Mobile and Pro Vega II compete in popular games:

Pro Vega II is 103% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega II is 108% faster in 1440p
Pro Vega II is 117% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.51	40.57
Recency	15 April 2020	3 June 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	475 Watt

GTX 1650 Mobile has an age advantage of 10 months, and 850% lower power consumption.

Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 119.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega II is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.