The first thing we should know is that these graphics cards are around 200 euros, which is a reasonable price. If we search, the RTX 3050 start at 350 euros, approximately and better not even talk about the RTX 40 Series. Not everyone wants a graphics card with Ray Tracing and DLSS, some just want to play and enjoy.
Is the NVIDIA GTX 1650 worth it?
Let’s, first of all, talk a little about this graphics card. NVIDIA released this graphics card in April 2019, so it’s almost 4 years old on the market. This graphics card does not support technologies such as DLSS and Ray Tracing, since it does not have the specific hardware for these technologies.
Regarding its basic specifications, the GTX 1650 has a total of 896 CUDA Cores working at one base frequency of 1485 MHz and arrives in Boost mode at 1665 MHz. This graphics card counts a total of 4GB of GDDR5 memory working at 2 GHz and a bandwidth of 128 GB/s. Note that these data are with the reference data, then each assembler can modify the frequencies.
This graphics card has very interesting aspects, such as consumption, which is very low. This graphics card has a consumption approximately 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 about 150 euros, but now it is about 200-250 euros new.
Whatever you say, but is it useful for me to play?
First of all, let’s put a few aspects in context. To begin with, and repeating ourselves, it is not a graphics card that supports Ray Tracing, something that you may not care about, but you have to know. It is a graphics card designed to play at 1080p, although in some games we could easily play at 1440p, but it is not recommended.
Note that we have obtained the data from Technical.city, since we currently do not have one of these graphs. The data is uploaded by users, being an average of all the results. So, these data give us a good approximation to reality.
Obviously, any eSports game such as CSGO, Dota 2 or Fortnite can move them without major problems at more than 60 FPS. GTA V on High (we’ll always talk 1080p) moves you over 100 FPS smoothly. But, AAA games are a problem, especially Cyberpunk 2077, where it does not reach 30 FPS on high. Metro Exodus barely exceeds 30 FPS and in the rest of the games, it more or less performs well.
| Play | FPS 1080p High | FPS 1080p Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| GTA V | 101FPS | 49FPS |
| Counter Strike Global Offensive | 190-200FPS | 180-190FPS |
| cyberpunk 2077 | 24-27FPS | 21-24FPS |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74FPS | 42FPS |
| red dead redemption 2 | 52FPS | 34FPS |
| Subway Exodus | 33FPS | 27FPS |
| Fortnite | 85FPS | 61FPS |
| World of Tanks | – | 60-65FPS |
| Minecraft | 140-150FPS | 130-140FPS |
| Force Horizon 4 | 83FPS | 65FPS |
| dota 2 | – | 100-110FPS |
| Far Cry 5 | 62FPS | 58FPS |
| Battlefield V | 53FPS | 51FPS |
Is it still valid for 2023?
Well this is like everything. If we are going to play eSports titles and lighter games, it is the best possible option. We can find the second-hand NVIDIA GTX 1650 for around 100-150 euros, hence its rise on Steam. If we want to play more modern titles, this is certainly not your graphics card.
Those who are looking for a solution to play casually or for their son or nephew, who are new to video games, it is a great option. For about 500-600 euros we can have a good computer to play. With a 9th Gen 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 works at a base frequency of 1590 MHz and in Boost mode it reaches 1710 MHz. It has a DisplayPort 1.4, an HDMI 2.0b and a DVI-D. For power, it has only 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 work at a better temperature. This graphics card arrives in Boost mode at 1680 MHz, which is a little more than the reference. This graphics card has a 6-pin PCIe connector for power. If we look at the frequencies, Gigabyte’s is a slightly better option, which will give us some extra FPS.
Palit GTX 1650 StormX 4GB GDDR5
Let’s go now with a simple and cheap model developed by Palit. This graphics card has a simple heatsink with only one fan and a very compact design. It does not change the reference frequencies offered by NVIDIA. In addition, this graphics card does not require additional power, it is powered by the PCIe interface.
