Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Super WindForce OC

[W1zzard]

The Gigabyte GTX 1650 Super WindForce OC is only marginally more expensive than the NVIDIA MSRP, yet includes premium features like fan-stop, a dual-fan thermal solution, overclock out of the box, and a backplate. We take a closer look, also to decide how it competes against the AMD RX 5500 XT.

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[Xuper]

Where is 5600XT in chart (Performance per watt ) ?

Also Furmark result is strange.if you look at Peak ( gaming ) vs Furmark , different is minimal.Is it possible Nvidia Driver detects Furmark and block it? Furmark is famous as Power Virus.

 

[W1zzard]

Also Furmark result is strange.if you look at Peak ( gaming ) vs Furmark , different is minimal.Is it possible Nvidia Driver detects Furmark and block it?

NVIDIA power limiter. It physically measures whole board power and clocks down the card when exceeded

Where is 5600XT in chart (Performance per watt ) ?

I'm still undecided how to include it.. AMD original spec? OC BIOS? Both?

 

[SlayerJC]

'm still undecided how to include it.. AMD original spec? OC BIOS? Both?

Both.

 

[Liquid Cool]

That 'performance per dollar' king is still my favorite graphics card in this group. Although...admittedly I'm not fully up to date with the latest tech. As I get older...I just don't feel the need to do so...nor could I keep up even if I wanted to...

Great review though...it's this group of cards probably up to and including the RX 5600 XT that I enjoy reading about the most.

Best,

Liquid Cool

 

[RealNeil]

nor could I keep up even if I wanted to...

I can't either. I'm just keeping the dual card solutions that I have until they shudder and gasp their last.

And yes, it is a great review.

 

[Ripcord]

Strange conclusion.
The difference between the 5500xt and the 1650 super seem negligible at best, but looking at the charts the 1650 is approx 1fps faster in 1080p and the 5500xt is approx 1fps faster at 1440p, in the uk the 5500xt and 1650 super are the same price. so there is no real performance difference between the cards.

 

[Rowsol]

I've been waiting for this. As I feared, the other publication I saw was right, the fans spin too fast. They reported 75% fan speed or 1800rpm, which is ridiculous given the size of the cooler and the wattage of the card. People shouldn't have to set a manual fan curve to get a quiet experience. The thing that I don't get is how the Palit single fan card has both lower temp and noise compared to this. I guess I'll pony up the extra dough for the MSI.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Both.

Nah, pretty sure W1zz has better things to do, might as well be the OC OMG BIOS.

Dodgy launch either way, I suspect a few in Nv headquarters are having a giggle.

 

[superGTX]

bought it,
LOUD & HOT,
tweak it, either LOUD or HOT,
sold it,
GG MSi

*true story*

 

[Nihilus]

There are a couple of 1660 cards being sold on Newegg for $200 now. I think it is worth the extra $30. The GDDR5 on the card overclocks like crazy and reaches near 1660 Super levels (the 1660 super is not as bandwidth starved). Also the extra 2 GB of vram would come in handy.

 

[webdigo]

bought it,
LOUD & HOT,
tweak it, either LOUD or HOT,
sold it,
GG MSi

*true story*

I replaced the fans on my gigabyte 1650-super, with 2 bequiet fans I had laying around.
Never gets hot, and now super quiet too. This is at constant 500rpm regardless of load.

 

[Countryside]

A decent gpu for 170$