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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
30.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.3Inno Score
20Rasterization21.7
20Ray Tracing20
21.4Memoryspec-based25.4
86.7Efficiencyspec-based88.9
20.1Compute24.1
0 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10509 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 wins this graphics card face-off, 32.3 to 30.2, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+4) and rasterization (+2). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050

  • Lower launch price: $110 vs $149

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

  • Stronger compute score: 24 vs 20
  • 104% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 3,600 vs 1,762
  • 100% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 52% higher PassMark G3D: 7,700 vs 5,052
  • 40% higher Shading units: 896 vs 640

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Announced20162019
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process14 nm12 nm+14%
TDP75 W75 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)None (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Shading units640896+40%
Base clock1,354 MHz1,485 MHz+10%
Boost clock1,455 MHz1,665 MHz+14%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM2 GB4 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit128 bit
Bandwidth112 GB/s128 GB/s+14%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
3DMark Time Spy1,762Bottom 2%3,600+104%Bottom 5%
PassMark G3D5,052Bottom 2%7,700+52%Bottom 5%
1080p Ultra—31 fpsBottom 2%
1440p Ultra—22 fpsBottom 2%
4K Ultra—11 fpsBottom 2%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Upscaling—NIS (driver-level)

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