GTX 1650 vs RX 570 vs GTX 1050 vs GTX 1050 Ti Comparison

GTX 1650 is the replacement for the GTX 1050 graphics card, which was one of the most popular budget graphics cards based on the Pascal GPU architecture. It was a value-for-money 1080p card and was capable of running most of the latest AAA games at high graphics (@1080p) settings without breaking any sweat. Now, GTX 1650 will fill the GTX 1050 shoes, and it is also pitted against the higher GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon RX 570, which are its main competitors, especially the Radeon RX 570 that offers great value for money, and is still a great 1080p card. So, if you are wondering about the GTX 1650 place in the current budget graphics cards lineup, then here I am going to compare it against its main competitors (RX 570, GTX 1050 Ti) and also to GTX 1050 to let you know about its relative performance, and which card is the best among all.

GTX 1650 vs GTX 1050 vs GTX 1050 Ti vs RX 570

Here is the comparison between GTX 1650, GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, and RX 570 graphics cards, based on their specifications, performance, pricing, power consumption, and features.

GPU Architecture

GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti are GTX 10 series graphics cards built on the Pascal GPU architecture on the 14nm manufacturing process. GTX 1050 Ti comes with 768 CUDA Cores, while GTX 1050 has 640 CUDA Cores for 2GB and 768 CUDA Cores for a 3GB variant. On the other hand, GTX 1650 is built on Turing GPU architecture on a smaller 12nm fabrication process and comes with 896 CUDA Cores.

Radeon RX 570 is an AMD graphics card, which uses different technology in terms of GPU architecture. It is built on the Polaris GPU architecture on the 14nm process and comes with 2048 Stream processors, which are completely different from CUDA Cores and cannot be equated together. You can learn more about the CUDA Cores and Stream Processors by going through the link given below.

Must Read: CUDA Cores vs Stream Processors Explained

Memory [VRAM]

When it comes to video memory, then Radeon RX 570 is clearly the winner. The card comes with either 4GB or 8GB of GDDR5 memory having 256-bit interface and offers the highest bandwidth here, which is 224 GB/s. The higher bandwidth and more memory benefits in high-resolution gaming and also help in games with add-on texture packs or with games that have more advanced textures to deal with.

On the other hand, GTX 1650 and GTX 1050 Ti come with 4GB GDDR5 memory having 128-bit interface, but the GTX 1650 is a little faster with memory clock speed of 8 Gbps, against 7 Gbps of GTX 1050 Ti. The GTX 1050 has the least amount of memory here and comes with either 2GB (128-bit) or 3GB (96-bit) GDDR5 memory.

Features

All these graphics support DirectX 12, Open 4.5, OpenCL, and Vulkan API, and support dynamic refresh rate technology to prevent screen tearing in games, which is G-Sync for Nvidia and FreeSync for AMD. The Nvidia cards here do not support SLI multi-GPU configuration, but Radeon RX 570 is CrossFire ready, which means you can multiple RX 570 cards in multi-GPU mode (mGPU). Well, all these cards are not VR Ready, and the only one that comes close to offering some decent VR performance is RX 570. Also, all these cards come with dedicated support for hardware-based 4K H264 / H265/HEVC Encoding and Decoding, which makes them useful in video editing and rendering tasks. The feature that is exclusive to GTX 1650 is adaptive shading in games.

Gaming Performance

Here are some gaming benchmarks of these budget graphics cards in various popular AAA titles at 1080p resolution.

From the above benchmarks, you can clearly see that Radeon RX 570 beats GTX 1650 comfortably in almost all the games, and is the fastest card here. It is around 10% to 20% faster than GTX 1650, which is a decent margin. On the other hand, GTX 1650 is around 60% faster than GTX 1050, which it replaces, and about 25% to 35% faster than GTX 1050 Ti.

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Power Consumption

When it comes to power consumption, then RX 570 loses out to all the Nvidia cards here. It has the highest power consumption here, which is 150W, and requires a 450W PSU, and a 6-pin or 8-pin PCIe power connector for its working. On the other hand, GTX 1050, GTX 1050 Ti, and GTX 1650 are low-power cards having power consumption of 75W and they only need a 300W PSU for their working. All of these Nvidia cards do not require an external PCIe connector, but some highly overclocked models of GTX 1050 Ti and GTX 1650 do require a 6-pin PCIe connector for power.

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Pricing & Availability

The base model of GTX 1650 is priced at $149 MSRP, which is the same price at which RX 570 currently sells. GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti are priced lower at their launch but now they are being sold at prices higher than $149, and are currently getting phased away because of depleting stock. You can check the current prices of these graphics cards from the links given below.

Check GTX 1650 Price on Amazon

Check GTX 1050 Ti Price on Amazon

Check GTX 1050 Price on Amazon

Check RX 570 Price on Amazon

GTX 1650 vs RX 570 vs GTX 1050 vs GTX 1050 Ti Specifications

See also:

• GTX 1650 GDDR6 vs GDDR5 Comparison
• GTX 1660 vs GTX 1060 vs RX 590 Comparison

Final Thoughts

GTX 1650 is Nvidia’s solution for the users belonging to the budget gaming segment. The card is pretty good, but not that exciting because of its lower price-to-performance ratio compared to the Radeon RX 570 which offers significantly higher performance at the same price, and also comes with higher memory and more bandwidth. GTX 1650 is considerably faster than GTX 1050 and also faster than the GTX 1050 Ti. So, if I have to choose here, then I would certainly go for the Radeon RX 570 or even RX 580 which offers great value for your money. However, if you want a decent budget card that has lower power consumption and does not require an external PCIe power connector, then go for the base model of GTX 1650 (without a 6-pin PCIe connector variant) is a wise decision. If you have got any doubts regarding them, then feel free to ask me in the comment section below.