The first thing you need to know is that these graphics cards cost around 200 dollars, which is a reasonable price. If we look, the RTX 3050s start at around 350 dollars and it’s better not even to talk about the RTX 40 Series. Not everyone wants a graphics card with Ray Tracing and DLSS, some just want to play and have fun.
Is the NVIDIA GTX 1650 worth it?
Let’s talk a bit about this graphics card first. NVIDIA released this graphics card in April 2019, so it’s almost 4 years in the market. This graphics card does not support technologies such as DLSS and Ray Tracing, as it does not have the specific hardware for these technologies.
As for its basic specs, the GTX-1650 has a total of 896 CUDA colors work at a 1485 MHz base frequency and arrive in Boost mode at 1665 MHz. This graphics card counts in total 4 GB of GDDR5 memory operating at 2 GHz and a bandwidth of 128 GB/s. Note that these data are reference data, so each assembler can modify the frequencies.
This graphics card has some very interesting aspects, such as consumption, which is very low. This graphics card has a consumption about 75-100Wwhich is currently a joke compared to the consumption of the NVIDIA RTX 40 series.
Not everything is good, and it is that this graphics card was launched with a price of around 150 dollars, but now it is around 200-250 dollars new.
Whatever you say, but is it useful for me to play?
First, let’s put a few things in context. For starters, and we repeat ourselves, this is not a graphics card that supports Ray Tracing, something you may not care about, but should be aware of. It is a graphics card designed to play at 1080p, although in some games you can easily play at 1440p, but this is not recommended.
Note that we got the data from Technical.city, since we don’t currently have any of those charts. Data is uploaded by users, being an average of all results. These data therefore give us a good approximation of reality.
Obviously, any eSports game like CSGO, Dota 2 or Fortnite can move them over 60 FPS without major issues. GTA V on High (we’ll still talk about 1080p) moves you smoothly at over 100 FPS. But, AAA games are problematic, especially Cyberpunk 2077, where it doesn’t hit 30 FPS on top. Metro Exodus barely exceeds 30 FPS and in the rest of the games it does more or less well.
| Player | FPS 1080p Alto | 1080p Ultra FPS |
|---|---|---|
| GTA V | 101 frames per second | 49 frames per second |
| Counter Strike Global Offensive | 190-200FPS | 180-190FPS |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24-27 frames per second | 21-24 frames per second |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74 frames per second | 42 frames per second |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 52 frames per second | 34 frames per second |
| Metro Exodus | 33 frames per second | 27 frames per second |
| Fortnite | 85 frames per second | 61 frames per second |
| tank world | – | 60-65FPS |
| Minecraft | 140-150FPS | 130-140FPS |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 83 frames per second | 65 frames per second |
| Dota 2 | – | 100-110FPS |
| Far Cry 5 | 62 frames per second | 58 frames per second |
| Battlefield V | 53 frames per second | 51 frames per second |
Is this still valid for 2023?
Well, that’s like everything. If we are going to play eSports titles and lighter games, this is the best possible option. You can find the used NVIDIA GTX 1650 around 100-150 dollars, hence its rise to power on Steam. If we want to play more modern titles, this is definitely not your graphics card.
Those looking for a solution for casual gaming or for their son or nephew, who are new to video games, this is a great option. For around 500-600 dollars you can have a good computer to play on. With a 9th generation Core i3 or a Ryzen 3 3000, 8 GB of RAM and a SATA SSD, we have more than enough.
If you are interested in getting one, these three models are very interesting:
Gigabyte GTX 1650 D6 WINDFORCE OC
It has a heatsink with two high-quality WindForce fans to properly cool the graphics card. This graphics card operates at a base frequency of 1590 MHz and in Boost mode it reaches 1710 MHz. It has DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b and DVI-D. For power, it only has a 6-pin PCIe connector.
ASUS TUF Gaming GTX 1650 OC Edition
The ASUS TUF Gaming range is excellent, offering very good quality and a very reasonable price. This graphics card has two high-quality fans that allow the graphics to run at a better temperature. This graphics card arrives in Boost mode at 1680 MHz, slightly more than the reference. This graphics card has a 6-pin PCIe connector for power. If we look at frequencies, Gigabyte is a slightly better option, which will give us some extra FPS.
Replacement GTX 1650 StormX 4GB GDDR5
Now let’s move on to a simple and inexpensive model developed by Palit. This graphics card has a simple heatsink with a single fan and a very compact design. This does not change the reference frequencies offered by NVIDIA. In addition, this graphics card does not require an additional power supply, it is powered by the PCIe interface.
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