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GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

4 · 705 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
4 GB
CUDA
1,280
FP32
4.416 TF
Bandwidth
192 GB/s
TDP
100W
Boost
1725 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute4.416 TFLOPS4%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s11%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity4 GB13%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,2806%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency14/10024%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy9,000pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)4,680pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,300spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute62,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming25
Ray tracing26
AI / Compute26
Creator / 3D25
Power efficiency14
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 18 fps
1080p
33
1440p
19
4K
3
Counter-Strike 2avg 56 fps
1080p
93
1440p
50
4K
25
Fortniteavg 70 fps
1080p
121
1440p
61
4K
28
Battlefield 5avg 40 fps
1080p
55
1440p
41
4K
23
Far Cry 5avg 51 fps
1080p
77
1440p
52
4K
23
Valorantavg 167 fps
1080p
160
1440p
199
4K
141

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
62fps
1440p
37fps
4K
22fps
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love how it plays modern games at 1080p without breaking the bank. The main complaint is that 4GB of VRAM is already holding it back in newer titles.

Pros
  • Sips power, stays whisper quiet
  • Cheap entry to modern gaming
  • Plays 1080p games at high settings
  • Fits almost any PC case
Cons
  • Only 4GB VRAM limits modern games
  • No ray tracing performance to speak of
  • Runs warm under sustained heavy load

Supported technologies

NVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Turing
Process node
12 nm
Transistors
6.6 B
SM Count
10
Release date
2019
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,280
TMUs
80
ROPs
32
L2 cache
1024 MB
Memory
Size
4 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
192 GB/s
Memory clock
12000 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1530 MHz
Boost clock
1725 MHz
FP32 (float)
4.416 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
4.416 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
55 GPixel/s
Texture rate
138 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
100W
Suggested PSU
200W
Power connectors
1x 6-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Length
229 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
7.5
Verdict

Our verdict on the GTX 1650 SUPER

The GTX 1650 SUPER is a compact, 100W Turing card that trades future-proofing for solid 1080p gaming at a low power draw.

Get it if you're on a tight budget and need a basic card for older games at lower settings. Skip it if you want to play modern titles or do any serious creative work—it's too weak and outdated.

Buy it if…

  • You need a cheap, reliable 1080p gaming card with low power draw.
  • You want a small form-factor PC build that doesn't need extra power cables.
  • You're upgrading an old office PC to play eSports titles on a budget.
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