Nvidia's GTX 1650 graphics card is one of the worst kept secrets at the company in recent years, with almost all the details of its specifications and features leaking out. The latest leaks from Benchmark.pl confirm earlier reveals that it will be based on a custom TU117 GPU with a total of 896 CUDA cores — 128 more than the GTX 1050 Ti, but nearly 500 less than the GTX 1660. It will also feature 56 TMUs and 32 ROPs.
As this is a GTX card, we don't expect it to have any RT or Tensor cores. Its clock speed is expected to be 1,395MHz at base with a boosted clock of 1,560MHz. The GTX 1650 will have 4GB of GDDR5 over a 128-bit memory interface. The memory is likely to be 8Gbps.
While this isn't a powerful card by any means, it should be capable of playing ESports games at high frame rates and most games at 1080p with settings at low to medium. One of the big advantages of its lack of high-power core or memory too, is that it doesn't draw much power. The GTX 1650 is expected to have a TDP of just 75w, which means it won't need an external power cable. That's an important point for those considering miniature gaming builds with this card, as well as anyone who wants to keep their system's power demands low.
Early custom models of the GTX 1650 are to include models from Asus (an OC Strix version is expected to lead out the gate) and another from Zotac Gaming, with its single fan, dual slot design sporting a heavily boosted clock speed up to 1,695MHz, according to WCCFTech.
Gainward will also have a GTX 1650 of their own, as well as Palit, with clock speeds reaching upwards of 1,700MHz.
While those OC versions are unlikely to be worth it from a cost perspective, it does suggest that the 1650 will be heavily overclockable.
The 1650 is slated to launch in the next week or two with a price tag under $200.
