GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q vs Radeon R9 295X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 295X2 with GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

R9 295X2
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 500 Watt
22.34
+34%

R9 295X2 outperforms GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking251327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.42no data
Power efficiency3.0622.86
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameVesuviusTU117
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data

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 cores28161024
Core clock speedno data1035 MHz
Boost clock speed1018 MHz1200 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)500 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate179.276.80
Floating-point processing power5.733 TFLOPS2.458 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs17664

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 2.1 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2 x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth640 GB/s160.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.2.140
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.

R9 295X2 22.34
+34%
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 16.67

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.

R9 295X2 8608
+34%
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 6422

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

R9 295X2 21197
+148%
GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 8564

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 HD75−80
+31.6%
57
−31.6%
1440p45−50
+32.4%
34
−32.4%
4K27−30
+22.7%
22
−22.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.99no data
1440p33.31no data
4K55.52no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+0%
49
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+0%
45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 86
+0%
86
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+0%
63
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 34
+0%
34
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 43
+0%
43
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 66
+0%
66
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+0%
46
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 62
+0%
62
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 193
+0%
193
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+0%
12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22
+0%
22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+0%
57
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54
+0%
54
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+0%
16
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+0%
46
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+0%
12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 25
+0%
25
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+0%
35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130
+0%
130
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 14
+0%
14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+0%
20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5
+0%
5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+0%
21
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how R9 295X2 and GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • R9 295X2 is 32% faster in 1080p
  • R9 295X2 is 32% faster in 1440p
  • R9 295X2 is 23% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.34 16.67
Recency 29 April 2014 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 500 Watt 50 Watt

R9 295X2 has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 295X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 295X2 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q is a notebook one.


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

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