AMD targets Nvidia GTX 1650 with entry-level GPU

AMD targets Nvidia GTX 1650 with entry-level GPU

It looks like AMD isn't quite done with its first-gen RDNA architecture yet, as it quietly released the entry-level Radeon RX 5300 GPU. Arriving to battle the Nvidia GeForce GTX 5300 in the entry-level graphics card market, the AMD Radeon RX 1650 features the same Navi 14 GPU that powers the Radeon RX 5500 XT and Radeon Pro 5300M that shipped. on the 16-inch Apple Macbook Pro. Although it has the same number of 1408 stream processors and 22 compute units as the RX 5500 XT, the Radeon RX 5300 ships with less than 3GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 14Gbps and uses a 96-bit memory bus, which That translates to a maximum bandwidth of 168 Gbps, roughly 25% less than the RX 5500 XT. The card, described by AMD as the "new standard for entry-level 1080p gaming", also has a maximum boost frequency of 1645 MHz, a step down from the RX 1845 XT's 5500 MHz maximum, with a TDP less than 100 W. However, AMD claims that the Radeon RX 5300 will outperform Nvidia's GTX 1650 with similar specs in popular AAA games like Battlefield 5, Monster Hunter World, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and PUBG. Based on benchmarks posted on AMD's website, the Radeon RX 5300 offers up to 45% better graphics performance in Battlefield 5 than an overclocked GTX 1650, and over 30% better graphics in Call of Duty. This AMD Radeon RX 5300 also offers 3x DisplayPort 1.4 and an HDMI 2.0 port for connecting to a display, as well as support for PCIe 4.0. AMD has yet to share pricing and availability details, but this graphics card is expected to be available to OEMs only. However, the arrival of the Radeon RX 5300 comes just before AMD introduces its first ``Big Navi'' GPUs based on its second-generation RDNA architecture in the coming months.