MSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X
November, 2019Type
Graphics CardPrice
$179 USMSI GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Gaming X Benchmarks (VULKAN)
DOOM
In 2016, Id finally released DOOM. My testing wouldn’t be complete without including this title. All cards were capable of delivering ample frame rates at the 1440p resolution using Nightmare settings, so my focus turned to 4K.
DOOM
Red Dead Redemption II
RDR2 is using the latest iteration of the Rockstar Advanced Graphics Engine, or RAGE, and has ditched DX11 in favor of being able to choose between Vulkan or DX12 for your preferred API. Red Dead Redemption 2 has built-in benchmark utility that is fairly representative of typical gameplay and we used this to measure our performance.
Red Dead Redemption II
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein is back in The New Colossus and features the most fast-paced, gory and brutal FPS action ever! The game once again puts us back in the Nazi-controlled world as BJ Blazkowicz. Set during an alternate future where Nazis won the World War, the game shows that it can be fun and can be brutal to the player and to the enemy too. Powering the new title is once again, id Tech 6 which is much acclaimed after the success that DOOM has become. In a way, ID has regained their glorious FPS roots and are slaying with every new title.
Wolfenstein II The New Colossus
Ultra HQ-AF, Vulkan, Async Compute On *if available, Deferred Rendering and GPU culling off
We tested the game at Ultra settings under the Vulkan API which is standard. Async Compute was enabled for graphics cards that support it while deferred rendering and GPU culling were disabled.
Contents
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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!
- 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
Pros
- MSI's slightly higher premium (+$20 US)
- No backplate included
- No RTX / DLSS Support
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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