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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
33.1Inno Score
22.4Rasterization23.6
20Ray Tracing20
25.4Memoryspec-based32.4
88.9Efficiencyspec-based73.8
24.3Compute33.1
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16505 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 scores 32.6 against 33.1 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, 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
  • 55% lower TDP: 75 W vs 165 W
  • 37% higher Boost clock: 1,665 MHz vs 1,216 MHz
  • 32% higher Base clock: 1,485 MHz vs 1,126 MHz
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $549

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Stronger compute score: 33 vs 24
  • 129% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 896
  • 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
  • 75% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
  • 41% higher PassMark G3D: 11,071 vs 7,868

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Announced20192014
ArchitectureTuringMaxwell
Process12 nm+57%28 nm
TDP75 W+55%165 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)2x 6-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Shading units8962,048+129%
Base clock1,485 MHz+32%1,126 MHz
Boost clock1,665 MHz+37%1,216 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
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 980
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
3DMark Time Spy3,562Bottom 10%4,361+22%Bottom 18%
PassMark G3D7,868Bottom 11%11,071+41%Bottom 21%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)—

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