ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR6
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR6
This GTX 1650 is cherished as an ideal drop-in upgrade for prebuilt office PCs or older systems, delivering solid 1080p gaming at high settings without needing extra power cables. Users praise its whisper-quiet operation, minimal heat output, and how it breathes new life into outdated hardware. Criticisms are few, mainly noting elevated pricing due to market conditions and occasional minor quirks like slow monitor wake from sleep.
Pros
- No external power required
- Drop-in upgrade for prebuilt PCs
- Quiet fan operation
- Solid 1080p gaming performance
- Easy installation
Cons
- Overpriced due to market conditions
- Slow monitor wake from sleep
- Exhausts heat into case
- Fan can become noisy under load
- Past fan failure reports
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
The MSI RTX 5070 Ti is widely praised for its strong performance, especially at 1440p and 4K, with users noting excellent cooling, quiet operation, and impressive DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation. Many appreciate the included GPU support stand and the card's compact size, though some mention fan noise at higher temps and a desire for a lower price. Overall, it's seen as a great value for the performance, with a few minor complaints about plastic build and cost.
Pros
- Excellent cooling
- Quiet operation
- Strong 1440p/4K performance
- DLSS 4 and multi-frame generation
- Included GPU support stand
Cons
- Fan noise at high temps
- Price higher than expected
- Cheap plastic build
- No free game bundle
- Limited availability
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix | MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce GTX 1650 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 12 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 70★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 5.9670000076293945 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 2.9839999675750732 | 43.939998626708984★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 50★ | 300 |
| Recommended PSU | 250★ | 750 |
| Power Connectors | — | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 174★ | 303 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.32 kg★ | 0.45 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR6
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong affordability (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average vram (18th percentile)18th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong rt (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Below average affordability (21st percentile)
Pricing
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 Phoenix 4GB GDDR6
No current pricing available
MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 16GB GDDR7
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 22 of 38 specs.
