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Hardware 9.5

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4 GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Review – The Best SUPER Card Yet!

Hassan Mujtaba

MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X Thermal Tests

No graphics card review is complete without evaluating its temperatures and thermal load. Both graphics cards that I tested are using advanced custom cooling solutions that come with silent and performance profiles. The cards were tested with the performance profile to see their full potential. Both cards from MSI use a dual-fan cooler design however, the Gaming X features the newer Torx 3.0 fans while the Ventus XS OC relies on the Torx 2.0 fans. Both cards come with a PWM cooling and an anti-bending plate that keeps the card sturdy and durable in the harshest environments inside your PC.

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Gigabyte Radeon RX Vega 56
76
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 580 OC
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MSI GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC
72
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning
70
GALAX GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER EX OC
52
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Gaming X
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MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X
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MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Gaming X
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MSI GeForce GTX 1650 Gaming X OC
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XFX Radeon R9 Fury X (Liquid Cooled)
41

Note – We tested load with Kombuster which is known as a ‘power virus’ and can permanently damage the hardware. Use such software at your own risk!

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9.5
WCCFTECH RATING

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is the best SUPER graphics card of them all, offering a much-needed performance uplift that finally makes the Radeon RX 500 series irrelevant. With custom designs like the MSI GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X, the $159 US graphics card is the best choice for a budget 1080p gaming setup right now!

    Pros
  • Turing's Best-in-class Efficiency, Starting at $179 US
  • Great Performance Improvement over GTX 1650 (Non-SUPER)
  • Turing NVENC onboard vs Volta NVENC on GTX 1650 (Non-SUPER)
  • Great upgrade from GTX 1050 / GTX 950
  • Features 12 Gbps GDDR6 Memory chips for extra bandwidth
  • Great 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
    Cons
  • MSI's slightly higher premium (+$20 US)
  • No backplate included
  • No RTX / DLSS Support
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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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