GTX 1650 Super vs RX 5500 XT: 2020 update!

1. Introduction2. Meet the Contenders3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. Battlefield V6. Control7. Death Stranding8. The Division 29. F1 202010. Far Cry New Dawn11. Gears 512. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint13. Metro Exodus14. Middle Earth: Shadow of War15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Shadow of the Tomb Raider17. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order18. Total War: Three Kingdoms19. Performance Summary (14 Game Average)20. Clock Speed21. Temperatures22. Acoustics23. Power Consumption24. Closing Thoughts25. View All Pages

For our temperature testing, we measure the peak GPU core temperature under load. A reading under load comes from running the 3DMark Time Spy stress test for 30 minutes.

As for temperature testing, bear in mind that AMD Navi GPUs report junction and memory temperatures, which Nvidia GPUs do not. Still, I have to say all three cards perform well in their own right.

First of all, ASUS ROG's Strix 5500 XT is clearly an excellent piece of engineering, as the edge temperature remained below 60C at all times, which is highly impressive. The single hottest point on the GPU only hit 75C, too, so this really is a fantastic card in terms of thermal performance.

As for the Palit GTX 1650 Super, despite its diminutive size, it is similarly impressive to see GPU temperatures peaking at just 62C. As we will see on the next page, this does come at the cost of some noise, but it's still a very low temperature for what is, in all honesty, a basic cooler design.

Lastly, Sapphire's Pulse design may not run as cool as the Strix, but it is perfectly acceptable across the board, with hotspot and memory readings of 87C and 74C, respectively.

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