ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR6
The 4GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus delivers 50% more bandwidth than standard GDDR5, making this a capable entry-level card for 1080p gaming at a 50W TDP. Its compact 174mm length and Axial-tech dual-fan cooler with Auto-Extreme manufacturing ensure reliable, quiet operation in small form factor builds. This card is best for budget-conscious gamers upgrading older office PCs that lack external PCIe power connectors.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (16th percentile)
- Below average vram (18th percentile)
- Below average rt (20th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1650 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 12 |
Memory
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 128.1 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 1024 |
| Base Clock | 1020 |
| Boost Clock | 1665 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 5.967 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.984 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 7872 |
| GPU Compute | 3038 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 50 |
| Recommended PSU | 250 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 174 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1650 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1665 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix | 16.4 | 19.6 | 17.7 | 21.9 | 28.4 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 72 | 89.2 | 22.1 | 88.7 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.6 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.6 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 99 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Usage Scores
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