MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X / Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC
April 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$149.99 US / $154.99 USGigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC ($154.99 US) Overview
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC holds the top place in Gigabyte’s lineup for the GTX 1650 graphics card. It comes at a price of $149 US and has a very solid cooling system that should help keep the card cool at all times.
In terms of specifications, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 features 896 CUDA cores, 56 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The Turing TU117 die used on the graphics card is based around a 12nm process and has a die size of 200mm2. The core clocks for the card are maintained at 1485 MHz for Base and 1665 MHz for Boost. The Gigabyte Gaming OC model is clocked up to 1815 MHz (boost) which will be providing better gaming performance than the reference model.
The chip packs a total of 3.0 TFLOPs of FP32 compute power. The cards feature a 4 GB GDDR5 memory interface running along a 128-bit wide bus interface that delivers 128 GB/s bandwidth. The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC is powered by a single 6 pin connector and has a TDP of 75W.
The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC graphics card is fitted with the latest version of the Windforce 2X cooler. The Windforce 2X is the dual fan design which features two 100mm fans. These fans come with a unique blade fan design with the airflow being split by a triangular edge on the fan blade, guiding it smoothly through the 3D stripe curve on the fan surface. This helps enhance air flow by a good bit over traditional fan designs.
Following are some of the features of the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming OC before we go into detail:
Features
- Powered by GeForce GTX 1650
- Integrated with 4GB GDDR5 128bit memory interface
- WINDFORCE 2X cooling system with alternate spinning fans
- 100mm unique blade fan
- RGB Fusion 2.0 – synchronize with other AORUS devices
- Protection backplate
- Core Clock - 1815 MHz (Reference card is 1665 MHz)
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MSI went all out with their GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X which retails at the MSRP price of $149 US, offering a stunning 1860 MHz overclock out of the box, their iconic Twin Frozr VII cooler with Mystic RGB Lighting and idle fan stop technology for the card to run quieter under non-gaming loads. The MSI GTX 1650 Gaming X is the perfect model you should aim for when considering to buy the GTX 1650.
- Turing's Best-in-class Efficiency at $149 US
- Good performance improvement over GTX 1050
- Decent upgrade from GTX 1050 / GTX 950
- Decent gaming performance at 1080p resolution
- Great performance for eSports Gaming Titles
- Great thermals with MSI Twin Frozr VII cooler
- Good Noise levels with MSI Twin Frozr VII cooler
- Features Idle Fan Stop Technology
- Power efficiency has increased drastically
- Support NVIDIA Adaptive Shading Technology
- Good driver support for GeForce products, compatibility with DX11, DX12, Vulkan, OpenGL titles
- Good Display Connectivity, support for VESA Adaptive-Sync and G-Sync Compatible Monitors
Pros
- Much slower than the Radeon RX 570
- RX 570 4 GB can be bought for $20 US less
- No Turing NVENC support, only Volta tier
- No backplate on MSI Gaming X model
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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