ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR5 Black
The Turing-based GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 memory and a 1635MHz boost clock fits into compact builds with its 174mm length and single-fan cooler. Its dual ball fan bearings and Auto-Extreme manufacturing enhance long-term reliability in a card that draws only 90W without needing an external power connector. This GPU is best for budget-conscious builders upgrading an office PC or small form factor system for entry-level 1080p gaming.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average compute (10th percentile)
- Below average vram (15th percentile)
- Below average ai (15th percentile)
- Below average raster (19th 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 11 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 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 128.1 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 896 |
| Base Clock | 1605 |
| Boost Clock | 1635 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 5.967 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.984 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 7873 |
| GPU Compute | 3038 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 90 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
| Power Connectors | 6-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 174 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | No |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | No |
| DirectX | 12 |
| RGB | No |
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 GDDR5 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1635 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 90 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix | 14.6 | 19.9 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 10.1 | 29.4 | 33.6 | 44.2 | 26.8 | 68.7 | 72.8 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 88.8 | 15.1 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 83.8 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 52.7 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 17.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall25.7
- AI/LLM8.2
- Budget65.6
- Gaming 4k15.4
- Ray Tracing19.2
- Workstation17.3
- Gaming 1080p28
- Gaming 1440p22.2
- Content Creation15.3
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