Radeon 890M vs GTX 1650 (Desktop): Which one is better?

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Radeon 890m Vs GTX 1650 GPU Comparison

The GPU comparison between AMD’s latest Radeon 890M igpu vs GTX 1650 of Nvidia, an entry-level desktop GPU; how does an iGPU fair against an entry-level desktop GPU?

From the sources(Guru3D), the Radeon 890M is about 45% faster than the GTX 1650 in some of the new games at 1080p low/mid settings.

Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 is an entry-level desktop GPU released on Apr 23rd, 2019, based on turning architecture. It is a good graphics card for low-end gamers capable of running games at 1080p.

AMD Radeon 890M is the latest Integrated graphics by AMD, released on 15th July 2024 based on RDNA 3.5 architecture. 890m igpu is very much capable of 1080p gaming.

Let’s compare the specs of GTX 1650 and Radeon 890m.

Graphics Card Info Comparison between Radeon 890M vs 1650

AMD Radeon 890MVSNvidia Geforce GTX 1650
Strix PointGPU CodenameTU117
RDNA 3.5ArchitectureTuring
15th July, 2024Release dateApr 23rd, 2019
Navi III IGPGenerationGeForce 16
TSMCFoundryTSMC
Laptop, DesktopMarket SegmentDesktop
ActiveProductionActive
IntegratedTypeDesktop

There are so many variants of GTX 1650: GTX 1650 TU106, GTX 1650 TU116. and GTX 1650 TU117 GDDR6 version. I will discuss the differences and similarities in their respective sections.

AMD Radeon 890M vs GTX 1650 Specs Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
SM Counts14 SM
16 CUsCompute Units
1024 UnitsShaders / Stream Processors/ Cuda Cores896 Units
64TMUs (Texture Mapping Units)56
32ROPs (Raster Operation Pipeline)32
16RayTracing CoresNone
32 KB per WGPL0 Cache
128 KB per ArrayL1 Cache64 KB (per SM)
2 MBL2 Cache1 MB
400 MHzBase Clock1485 MHz
2900 MHzBoost Clock1665 MHz

AMD uses the term for shaders or shading units called stream processors for their GPU, AMD 890m stream processors are 1024 units. The boost clock of 890m is much higher than 1650.

Nvidia uses the term for shaders/shading units as Cuda Cores for their GPU, Nvidia GTX 1650 has 896 Cuda cores.

The other GTX 1650 has different clock speeds such as GTX 1650 TU106 has a 1410 MHz base and a 1590 MHz boost clock, and both GTX 1650 TU 11 GDDR6 version and GTX 1650 TU116 also have the same base and boost clocks.

AMD 890M vs GTX 1650 Board Design Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
34 billionTransistors4.7 billion
4 nmProcess Size12 nm
233 mm²Die Size200 mm²
145.9M / mm²Density23.5M / mm²
FP8Chip Package
15WTDP (Total Draw Power)75W
IGPSlot WidthDual Slot
Portable Device DependentOutputs1x DVI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
PCIe 4.0 x8Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
NonePower ConnectorsNone

AMD 890m igpu has less power consumption but gives great performance due to the smaller process size. It has more transistors than the GTX 1650. Though have fewer PCIe lanes it doesn’t affect 890M graphical performance much.

The Other GTX 1650 versions have differences in transistors, die size, density, and TDP. GTX 1650 TU117 GDDR6 has the same no. of transistors, die size, density, and TDP, while GTX 1650 TU106 has 10.8 billion transistors, 24.3M / mm² density, 445 mm² die size, and a TDP of 90W and requires a 1x 6-pin connector.

The GTX 1650 TU116 version has 6.6 billion transistors, 23.2M / mm² density, 284 mm² die size, and a TDP of 80W.

Radeon 890M vs GTX 1650 Memory Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
System SharedMemory Size4 GB
System SharedMemory TypeGDDR5
System SharedMemory Bus128-bit
System SharedMemory Clock2001 MHz
8 Gbps effective
System DependentBandwidth128.1 GB/s

Due to being an Integrated graphics, Radeon 890m has shared Memory from the system RAM; while GTX 1650 4GB has its own VRAM, memory type, memory clocks, bus, and bandwidth for data processing and accumulation.

The other GTX 1650 such as GTX 1650 TU117 GDDR6, GTX 1650 TU106, and GTX 1650 TU116 have GDDR6-type memory with faster memory of up to 12gbps memory speed and higher bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

GTX 1650 vs 890M Theoretical Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
92.8 GPixel/sPixel Fill Rate53.28 GPixel/s
185.6 GTexel/sTexture Fill Rate93.24 GTexel/s
11.8 TFLOPSFP16 (Half)5.967 TFLOPS
5.939 TFLOPSFP32 (Float)2.984 TFLOPS
0.371 TFLOPSFP64 (Double)0.09324 TFLOPS

Radeon 890m has higher clocks and higher shader count due to that, Pixel and Texture rates, and FP32 are also higher than GTX 1650; which means 890M iGPU has much better performance.

The other GTX 1650 variants have lower clocks than the original 1650 due to which they have fewer FP32, Pixel, and Texture rate values, but that doesn’t account for the performance as these GTX 1650’s have faster memory.

OG 1650 is a bit slower than 1650 with GDDR6 memory but these cards are still bested by Radeon 890m integrated graphics.

GTX 1650 vs 890M API Features Comparison

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
12 Ultimate (12_2)DirectX12 (12_1)
4.6OpenGL4.6
2.1OpenCL3.0
Cuda7.5
1.3Vulkan1.3
6.8Shader Model6.8
2.1DisplayPort2.0
2.1HDMI1.4a
2.3HDCP Version2.2

AMD Radeon 890M vs GTX 1650 Benchmark Comparison

Radeon 890M vs GTX 1650 Benchmark comparison
Credit: GamingTechware

AMD Radeon 890MVSGTX 1650
3451Time Spy Graphics3591
9622Firestrike Graphics9643
43082OpenCL42718
47829Vulkan40084
7886Passmark7877

Radeon 890m beats the GTX 1650 GDDR5 desktop version in Open CL, Vulkan, and Passmark benchmark and came really close in Firestrike and Time Spy. The test system used was GTX 1650 GDDR5 and Ryzen 5 5600G CPU.

AMD Radeon 890M vs 1650 Gaming Performance Comparison

The Laptop used for this comparison test is Vivobook S16 M5606WA with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU, and 32GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM for 890m integrated GPU.

The System used for this comparison is AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 2x 16GB DDR4-4000 MHz RAM, and Gainward GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 Graphics card.

A total of 10 Games and their screenshots from the source: AMD APU Gaming YouTube channel, I didn’t get the accurate average FPS numbers for this test yet.

The Radeon 890M iGPU power usage was around 45-60 W and 75 W Nvidia GTX 1650 Gddr5 was used in this test.

Devil May Cry 5, 1080p High

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Devil May Cry 5 Game Test
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

Radeon 890M performs similarly to GTX 1650 in Devil May Cry 5 at 1080p high settings with some differences of about 5-10 FPS; where sometimes Radeon 890m takes the lead and in some scenes, GTX 1650, Both are neck to neck against each other.

Hellblade, 1080p High

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Hellblade Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Hellblade at 1080p high settings, AMD Radeon 890m beats the 4 year old Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 by about 5-14 FPS in differences.

Cyberpunk 2077, 1080p Low

GTX 1650 vs Radeon 890M Cyberpunk 2077 gaming performance test
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p low settings, AMD Radeon 890M igpu beats the Nvidia GTX 1650 by about 4-10 FPS in differences.

Forza Horizon 5, 1080p High (RT Off)

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Forza Horizon 5 Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Forza Horizon 5 at 1080p High settings, AMD 890m igpu destroyed Nvidia’s GTX 1650 by 20-23 FPS in differences and was easily surpassing the 80+ FPS mark.

The Game was averaging around 75-81 FPS in Radeon 890m while in GTX 1650 it was around 59-65 FPS.

Resident Evil 6, 1080p Max

GTX 1650 vs Radeon 890M Resident Evil 6 gaming performance
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Resident Evil 6 at 1080p max settings, the Radeon 890M was completely decimated by GTX 1650 in 10-25 FPS in differences. Both GPUs performed well while achieving FPS around 100 – 140+.

Though RE 6 is an 11 year old game, the Radeon 890m performed very well at 1080p max setting by achieving around 140 FPS.

God of War, 1080p Original

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 God of War Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In GOW, at 1080p original settings, the performance was similar in some scenes and a variation of about 1-5 FPS.

Robocop, 1080p Low (85% Res. Scale)

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Robocop Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Robocop at 1080p Low setting with resolution scale set to 85%, AMD igpu Radeon 890m decimated GTX 1650 by 10-23 FPS in differences.

An iGPU beating a desktop-level Entry graphics card is really amazing, as Robocop is a fairly new game released in 2023. Though the Radeon 890m beats the GTX 1650; the game was more playable on Radeon 890m than GTX 1650.

GTX 1650 performance dipped below 30FPS with a min. of 20 FPS, hence making the game unplayable while Radeon 890m min. FPS was 29.

The First Descendant, 1080p Med

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 The First Descendant Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In The First Descendant at 1080p medium settings, AMD 890m igpu beats the GTX 1650 of Nvidia by 5-10 FPS in differences. AMD 890m easily crossed that 60 FPS mark while GTX 1650 was under 60 FPS.

Tomb Raider (2013), 1080p Max

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Tomb Raider (2013) Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Tomb Raider 2013 at 1080p max settings, GTX 1650 beats the Radeon 890m by a decent margin. The difference was around 2-12 FPS.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 1080p High

Radeon 890m vs Geforce GTX 1650 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Gaming benchmark
Credit: AMD APU Gaming

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p High settings, both Radeon 890m and Nvidia 1650 were neck to neck with the variation of 5-10 FPS. Overall, I would say GTX 1650 was ahead by 2 – 5 FPS in differences.

Conclusion

AMD Radeon 890M is quite a powerful iGPU and has certainly in the future iGPUs will be a game changer. Integrated graphics beating a desktop entry-level graphics card is just amazing.

It will certainly help low-spec gamers, save extra money on the graphics card to play games at 1080p decent settings.

From the above test, It is sure that AMD Radeon 890M igpu is comparable if not better in most of the games against Nvidia GTX 1650.

Overall, I would say the Radeon 890M beats the Nvidia GTX 1650 by a decent margin.

FAQs

How many teraflops does AMD Radeon 890M?

AMD Radeon TFLOPS is 11.8 TFLOPS.

Is AMD Radeon 890M faster than GTX 1650?

AMD Radeon 890M is up to 46% faster than GTX 1650 in some new games.

Which CPU has Radeon 890M?

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 have Radeon 890M iGPU.

Hii, I am Alex, have attained my B.Tech Deg. in CSE. I love to Read about Gaming PCs, Laptops and compare their Specs. A Techie Blogger just want to share my Knowledge about Gaming Hardware.

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