[Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40/50W) – the Radeon trades blows with the more powerful GTX 1650

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Radeon RX 5300M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40/50W) - the Radeon trades blows with the more powerful GTX 1650

From: Severin Kolakov 13 February 2021 / 09:33 | 0

With the newly available RX 5300M the question arises of how good is it compared to the competition from NVIDIA. Today we are here to do just that by putting it against one of the most popular budget graphics cards that is available in pretty much every budget gaming laptop out in the market.

Of course, we are talking about the GeForce GTX 1650, but with a caveat. With there being two versions of the GTX 1650, that vary in power consumption, we will put both of them against the RX 5300M to see what this new AMD GPU is worth.

Today we are comparing the AMD Radeon RX 5300M against NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40/50W).

Here is our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking, where we have the best, laptop GPUs.

You can find more information about all of the GPUs here: Radeon RX 5300M / GeForce GTX 1650 (50W) / GeForce GTX 1650 (40W)

Specs table

	Radeon RX 5300M	GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W)	GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W)
Architecture	Navi	Turing	Turing
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm	12 nm
Base / Max Frequency	1181MHz / 1445MHz	1395MHz / 1560MHz	1170MHz / 1350MHz
Memory Type	GDDR6-14000MHz	GDDR5/GDDR6-8000MHz	GDDR6/GDDR6-8000MHz
Memory capacity	3GB	4GB	4GB
Cores	1408	1024	1024
Power Consumption	65W	50W	40W
Memory bus	96-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Memory bandwidth	168 GB/sec	128 GB/sec	128 GB/sec

GPU benchmarks

In 3DMark Fire Strike the RX 5300M performed the best out of the three GPUs, followed by the 50W GTX 1650, which was 12% slower than it, and the 40W GTX 1650 was last, being 22% slower than the AMD GPU. In Unigine Heaven 4.0 the GTX 1650 (50W) was the fastest GPU of the three, being 4% faster than the RX 5300M and the GTX 1650 (40W) was once again last, being 5% worse than the RX 5300M. Finally, in Unigine Superposition The RX 5300M once again took the #1 spot, followed by the GTX 1650 (50W), which was 1% slower than the AMD GPU and the GTX 1650 (40W) at last, being 16% slower than the RX 5300M.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 5300M MSI Bravo 15

3607

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-44)

3512

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15

3081

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX 5300M MSI Bravo 15

10789

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-44)

9530

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15

8385

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

AMD Radeon RX 5300M MSI Bravo 15

1881

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-44)

1865

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 40W) Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15

1579

Gaming tests

Far Cry 5	Full HD, Normal (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX 5300M	72 fps	62 fps	55 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (50W)	64 fps	59 fps	55 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (40W)	59 fps	54 fps	50 fps

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, Very High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX 5300M	115 fps	85 fps	43 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (50W)	127 fps	87 fps	42 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (40W)	115 fps	73 fps	35 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX 5300M	87 fps	55 fps	49 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (50W)	98 fps	62 fps	55 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (40W)	93 fps	50 fps	45 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Very High (Check settings)
AMD Radeon RX 5300M	63 fps	58 fps	46 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (50W)	67 fps	61 fps	53 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (40W)	55 fps	51 fps	45 fps

Conclusion

The new Radeon RX 5300M definitely adds some much-needed competition in the space, which was previously dominated by the GTX 1650. After all, it was faster than both the 50W and 40W versions of the GTX 1650, except for Unigine Heaven 4.0, in which the NVIDIA GPU was 4% faster. What is more interesting, is that in real-life gaming, the RX 5300M was trading blows with the more powerful GTX 1650 version, beating it in some titles, and suffering a heavy defeat in others. Ultimately, we feel that the AMD GPU is pretty much on par with the 50W iteration of its NVIDIA competitor, while the 40W GTX 1650 sits comfortably in the last place. Additionally, we have to note that the RX 5300M uses slightly more power with a TGP of 65W, which will lead to higher temperatures in the same conditions while using equal cooling solutions. Get ready for more comparisons between the RX 5300M and other budget and mid-range GPUs.