Introduction

GeForce GTX 1650 Market Segment Analysis Price Shader

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Clock GPU Transistors Memory GTX 1050 $130 640 32 1354 MHz 1455 MHz 1752 MHz GP107 3300M 2 GB, GDDR5, 128-bit GTX 1050 Ti $170 768 32 1290 MHz 1392 MHz 1752 MHz GP107 3300M 4 GB, GDDR5, 128-bit GTX 1650 $150 896 32 1485 MHz 1665 MHz 2000 MHz TU117 4700M 4 GB, GDDR5, 128-bit MSI GTX 1650 Gaming X $155 896 32 1485 MHz 1860 MHz 2000 MHz TU117 4700M 4 GB, GDDR5, 128-bit RX 570 $130 2048 32 1168 MHz 1244 MHz 1750 MHz Ellesmere 5700M 4 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit RX 580 $190 2304 32 1257 MHz 1340 MHz 2000 MHz Ellesmere 5700M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit GTX 1060 3 GB $200 1152 48 1506 MHz 1708 MHz 2002 MHz GP106 4400M 3 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit GTX 1060 $200 1280 48 1506 MHz 1708 MHz 2002 MHz GP106 4400M 6 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit RX 590 $220 2304 32 1469 MHz 1545 MHz 2000 MHz Polaris 30 5700M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit GTX 1660 $220 1408 48 1530 MHz 1785 MHz 2000 MHz TU116 6600M 6 GB, GDDR5, 192-bit GTX 1070 $300 1920 64 1506 MHz 1683 MHz 2002 MHz GP104 7200M 8 GB, GDDR5, 256-bit

NVIDIA today announced the GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card, the smallest and most affordable implementation of the "Turing" architecture. Much like other GeForce GTX 16-series graphics cards launched to date, the GTX 1650 lacks dedicated RTX real-time raytracing hardware and tensor cores even though it is based on "Turing". NVIDIA is positioning the card at a starting price of US$149 and expects the card to be capable of Full HD (1080p) gaming with reasonably high settings.The GeForce GTX 1650 is based on the tiny new "TU117" silicon from NVIDIA. This chip is configured with 896 CUDA cores, 56 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 128-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface holding 4 GB of memory that ticks at 8 Gbps, churning out 128 GB/s bandwidth. Not too long ago, such specifications were considered quasi-premium for this price segment; that is, until AMD significantly cut prices of its Radeon "Polaris" graphics cards after the crypto-mining crash. The Radeon RX 570 4 GB, going by specifications alone, would qualify as a segment higher than the GTX 1650, but can be had for around the $130-mark from North American retailers.With a rated power-draw of just 75 watts—half that of the RX 570—most GeForce GTX 1650 graphics cards typically do not need an additional PCIe power connector and can make do with slot power only, which can be useful when upgrading OEM systems that have weak PSUs and possibly lack the power cabling required for higher-end graphics cards. Certain premium factory-overclocked cards based on this chip may at best pack a single 6-pin connector. Display outputs typically only include one DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, and DVI-D each. The chip is endowed with all of the new 10bpc HDR video decoding hardware acceleration introduced with "Turing", so it has a solid resume for your living room.In this review, we take a look at the MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X, the company's premium GTX 1650 offering boasting an aspirational design aimed at e-Sports gamers, a TwinFrozr VII cooling solution that looks like a card a segment above the rest, and a factory-overclocked speed of 1860 MHz GPU Boost.