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.
GPU GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM 4GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1665 MHz
TDP 50 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Class consumer
36 Overall Score
Price $395
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
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
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 | MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C | Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 | ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G | Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G | XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce GTX 1650 | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 3080 | Radeon RX 6900 XT | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Vram | 4GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR7 | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1665 | 2535 | 1800 | 2475 | 2430 | 3320 |
| Tdp W | 50 | 145 | 320 | 300 | 263 | 182 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 128 | 320 | 256 | 256 | 128 |
| 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 |
| MSI Ventus G5060-8V3C Compare | 40.9 | 61 | 48.1 | 55.7 | 56.5 | 90 | 91.5 | 96.2 | 85.6 | 94.1 | 71.8 |
| Gigabyte Vision GV-N3080VISION OC-10GD 2.0 Compare | 54.3 | 75.4 | 56.2 | 67.1 | 85.2 | 79.3 | 91.5 | 96.2 | 35.1 | 66 | 69.2 |
| ASRock OC Formula RX6900XT OCF 16G Compare | 75.9 | 86.8 | 70 | 71.7 | 77.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 47.6 | 70.7 | 65.8 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11330-02-20G Compare | 84.5 | 78.7 | 72.2 | 64.7 | 88.9 | 84.4 | 44.4 | 0 | 51.9 | 86.1 | 82.3 |
| XFX SWIFT RX-96TS316B7 Compare | 77.4 | 57.6 | 68.1 | 50.1 | 65.4 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 70.4 | 76.9 | 66.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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