Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6
The Turing-based GTX 1650 chip with 4GB of GDDR6 memory and a compact 172mm single-fan design fits easily into small form factor builds without needing external power beyond a 6-pin connector. Its 80W power draw and low-profile cooler make it a practical drop-in upgrade for older office PCs with limited PSU headroom. This card is best for budget-conscious users seeking a reliable display adapter for esports titles at 1080p or adding multi-monitor support to a basic workstation.
GPU GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM 4GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1635 MHz
TDP 80 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
23 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average compute (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (12th percentile)
- Below average ai (15th percentile)
- Below average vram (18th percentile)
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 | 896 |
| Base Clock | 1635 |
| Boost Clock | 1635 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 5.967 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.984 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 7872 |
| GPU Compute | 3038 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 80 |
| Recommended PSU | 250 |
| Power Connectors | 6-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 @ 60 Hz |
Physical
| Length | 172 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | 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 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1635 | 2407 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 80 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | false | 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 27.5 | 57.3 | 27.6 | 38.3 | 76.4 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 89.9 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 27 | 99.2 | 99 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.7 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.7 | 94.1 | 88.7 | 20.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 99 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.5 | 95.4 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 54.7 | 98.7 | 78.2 | 15.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 59.2 | 94.1 | 82.3 | 17.3 |
Usage Scores
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