ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5

ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5

ASUS
29 Overall Score
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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Sapphire
93 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5

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Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

88 out of 100 high confidence 43 reviews

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX earns strong praise for its blistering 4K performance, quiet operation, and reliable cooling. Most verified buyers highlight its compact size relative to competing high-end cards, the generous 24GB VRAM, and the absence of coil whine as major pluses. A few reviewers note that coil whine can occasionally occur, and the card demands a robust 850W+ PSU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent 4K gaming performance
  • Very quiet operation
  • Efficient cooling with low temperatures
  • Compact size for a high-end card
  • 24GB VRAM for longevity
Cons
  • High power consumption
  • Occasional coil whine
  • Requires 850W+ PSU minimum
  • Large 4-slot design
👍 Performance 4k 12
👍 Noise level 15
👍 Cooling efficiency 14
👍 Build quality 8
🤔 Coil whine 7
🤔 Power consumption 6

Scores

Ray Tracing
ASUS
22
Sapphire
91
Content Creation
ASUS
20
Sapphire
91
Gaming 4k
ASUS
16
Sapphire
89
Ai Llm
ASUS
9
Sapphire
86
Gaming 1440p
ASUS
22
Sapphire
85
Workstation
ASUS
22
Sapphire
82
Gaming 1080p
ASUS
28
Sapphire
81
Budget
ASUS
32
Sapphire
80

Specifications

ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 PhoenixSapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+
Chipset
GPU ChipsetGeForce GTX 1650Radeon RX 7900 XTX
BrandNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureTuringRDNA 3
Classconsumerconsumer
Process125★
Memory
VRAM4 GB24 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6★
Memory Bus
128
384
Bandwidth
128.10000610351562
960
Compute
CUDA Cores
896
No data
Stream ProcessorsNo data
6,144
Tensor CoresNo data
192
RT Cores—96★
Base Clock
1,605
2,510
Boost Clock
1,635
2,680
FP16 TFLOPS
5.9670000076293945
122.80000305175781
FP32 TFLOPS2.983999967575073261.38999938964844★
Performance
PassMark G3D
7,872
28,965
GPU Compute
3,038
17,736
Power & Cooling
TDP90★339
Recommended PSU300★800
Power Connectors6-Pin3 x 8-Pin
CoolerSingle FanTriple Fan★
Fans13★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 3.0 x16PCI Express 4.0 x16
DisplayPort12★
HDMI12★
USB-C—1★
Max Displays34★
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length174★320
Slot Width2★4
Form FactorATXATX
Weight0.50 kg★1.00 kg
Features
Ray Tracing✗✓★
UpscalingDLSSFSR 3.1
AV1 Encode✗✓★
VR Ready✗—
DirectX1212 Ultimate
RGB✗✓★

Pros & Cons

ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5

  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average vram (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average ai (16th percentile)16th %ile
  • Below average raster (22nd percentile)
  • Below average rt (23rd percentile)

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

  • Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile

Pricing

ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ 24GB GDDR6

Verdict

★ Winner: Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Scores 93 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 23 of 40 specs.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation

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