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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.6Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
32.6Inno Score
22.4Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
25.4Memoryspec-based32.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based76.3
24.3Compute29.8
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16505 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 scores 32.6 against 32.6 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

  • 57% lower process: 12 nm vs 28 nm
  • 48% lower TDP: 75 W vs 145 W
  • 41% higher Base clock: 1,485 MHz vs 1,050 MHz
  • 41% higher Boost clock: 1,665 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $329

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Stronger compute score: 30 vs 24
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 86% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 896
  • 75% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
  • 22% higher PassMark G3D: 9,637 vs 7,868

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Announced20192014
ArchitectureTuringMaxwell
Process12 nm+57%28 nm
TDP75 W+48%145 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Shading units8961,664+86%
Base clock1,485 MHz+41%1,050 MHz
Boost clock1,665 MHz+41%1,178 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
VRAM4 GB4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth128 GB/s224 GB/s+75%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
3DMark Time Spy3,562Bottom 9%3,645+2%Bottom 11%
PassMark G3D7,868Bottom 10%9,637+22%Bottom 16%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)—

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