NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) graphics card review

With the GeForce GTX 1650 Super, there's an inexpensive Turing GPU from Nvidia that is equipped with the TU116 graphics chip. The power consumption is 100 watts, which makes operation without an additional power supply impossible. You can find out how well the GeForce GTX 1650 Super does against an AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT in this short review.

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Nvidia's cheapest Turing graphics card is still named GeForce GTX 1650, but the GeForce GTX 1650 Super is now another inexpensive entry-level model. The biggest changes compared with the non-Super version of the GTX 1650 are in the installed graphics chip and VRAM. We're already familiar with the graphics chip from the GeForce GTX 1660 or the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, although the number of shaders is a bit lower in the GeForce GTX 1650 Super at 1,280. In terms of VRAM, the faster GDDR6 is now also available, but it still only has 4 GB. Nevertheless, the GeForce GTX 1650 Super has no problem surpassing the GeForce GTX 1650 in terms of performance.

Due to its compactness, the graphics card is suitable for small cases. Power consumption is specified at 100 watts, which closes the gap between the GeForce GTX 1650 and the GeForce GTX 1660. The KFA2 model that we tested has a 6-pin power connector internally and offers one DVI-D, one DisplayPort 1.4, and one HDMI 2.0b port externally. The manufacturer's warranty is two years with KFA2.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super for desktops is an entry-level gaming graphics card based on the Turing architecture. The chip, which has been named TU116, was introduced in November 2019. The GTX 1650 series does not offer ray tracing and tensor cores, unlike the more powerful RTX 2000 cards (e.g. RTX 2060). Performance is slightly better than with the GeForce GTX 1650 and comparable with the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT.

There have also been significant improvements in the Turing architecture in terms of the CUDA cores. Float and INT operations can now be executed simultaneously, the cache has been unified and improved, and Adaptive Shading has been introduced. As a result, Nvidia speaks of an up to 50% higher performance per core compared to Pascal.

The new entry-level card benefits from the advantages of the TU116 chip, since the newer NVENC video encoding delivers more performance compared to Pascal.

Nvidia specifies a power consumption of 100 watts TGP (Total Graphics Power) for the graphics card. The TU11 chip is manufactured by TSMC in a 12 nm FFN process.

Manufacturer

NVIDIA

GeForce GTX 1600 Series

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Desktop)	1536 @ 1.5 - 1.77 GHz	192 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop)	1408 @ 1.53 - 1.79 GHz	192 Bit @ 14000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile	1536 @ 1.46 - 1.59 GHz	192 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop)	1408 @ 1.53 - 1.79 GHz	192 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	1536 @ 1.14 - 1.34 GHz	192 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)	1408 @ 1.53 GHz	192 Bit @ 14000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Desktop)	1024 @ 1.53 - 1.73 GHz	128 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile	1024 @ 1.35 - 1.49 GHz	128 Bit @ 12000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	1024 @ 1.4 - 1.56 GHz	128 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop)	896 @ 1.49 - 1.67 GHz	128 Bit @ 8000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q	1024 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 10000 MHz
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	1024 @ 1.02 - 1.25 GHz	128 Bit @ 8000 MHz

Architecture

Turing

Pipelines

1408 - unified

Core Speed

1530 MHz

Shader Speed

1785 MHz

Memory Speed

14000 MHz

Memory Bus Width

192 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR6

Max. Amount of Memory

4096 MB

Shared Memory

DirectX

DirectX 12_1, Shader 6.5

technology

12 nm

Date of Announcement

29.10.2019

v1.16

Our test system based on the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

A current AMD platform based on the Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi serves as the test system. The CPU (AMD Ryzen 9 5900X) offers good CPU performance, and we use an AIO (Alphacool Eisbaer Aurora 360 mm) for cooling. The 32 GB of RAM comes from Corsair and clocks at 4,000 MHz. We use the Acer Predator XB321HK as a monitor. It doesn't limit us due to its UHD capability. At this point, we would like to thank AMD for providing the test platform and Corsair for the RAM kit.

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-4000 2x 16 GB

For the upcoming benchmarks and tests, we use the following system:

Lian Li O11 Dynamic
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Nvidia driver 460.79)
Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi (BIOS 2402, default settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-4000)
Corsair RM1000X 1,000-watt power supply
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-4000 RAM kit 2x 16 GB
Corsair MP600 2 TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Crucial MX500 2 TB (for games)

Synthetic benchmarks

As you could already guess, our KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super ranks with a clear lead over the GeForce GTX 1650. However, a respectable gap to the GTX 1660 remains. At the same time, we also used an AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT for comparison, since it's part of the same performance class. The GTX 1650 Super is unable to outperform its AMD counterpart in most benchmarks. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether the result shown here will also be carried over to the gaming tests.

3DMark
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	5958 Points ∼100% +29%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	5422 Points ∼91% +17%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	4891 Points ∼82% +6%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	4632 Points ∼78%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	3538 Points ∼59% -24%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	7179 Points ∼100% +40%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	6843 Points ∼95% +33%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	6247 Points ∼87% +22%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	5135 Points ∼72%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	4152 Points ∼58% -19%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	15563 Points ∼100% +33%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	14328 Points ∼92% +23%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	13569 Points ∼87% +16%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	11688 Points ∼75%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	9203 Points ∼59% -21%

Unigine Superposition
7680x4320 8k Optimized
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	1597 Points ∼100% +47%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	1087 Points ∼68%
3840x2160 4k Optimized
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	3905 Points ∼100% +5%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	3724 Points ∼95%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	2721 Points ∼100% +18%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	2305 Points ∼85%
1920x1080 1080p High
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	6637 Points ∼100% +3%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	6468 Points ∼97%
1280x720 720p Low
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	22914 Points ∼100% +3%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	22323 Points ∼97%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	68.9 fps ∼100%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	63.6 fps ∼92% -8%
Extreme Preset DX11
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	73 fps ∼100% +2%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	71.9 fps ∼98%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	60.9 fps ∼100% +13%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	54.1 fps ∼89%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	51.2 fps ∼100% 0%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	51.1 fps ∼100%

SiSoft Sandra 2016
Image Processing
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	1099.56 MPix/s ∼100% +86%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	591.59 MPix/s ∼54%
GP Cryptography (Higher Security AES256+SHA2-512)
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	44.21 GB/s ∼100%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	42.08 GB/s ∼95% -5%
GP Financial Analysis (FP High/Double Precision)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	87.53 KOPT/s ∼100% +42%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	61.83 KOPT/s ∼71%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	19723 Points ∼100% +10%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	17849 Points ∼90%

Gaming benchmarks

The Witcher 3 frame times (Ultra preset)

The Witcher 3 frame rates (Ultra preset)

In our gaming benchmarks, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super does well, and with a few exceptions, the graphics card masters almost all games in 1080p and maximum details. However, our test sample has to admit defeat against the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT. The performance gain compared with a GeForce GTX 1650 is clearly noticeable, but it also varies from game to game.

We used The Witcher 3 with the Ultra preset for the frame rates and frame times. It's noticeable here that the FPS can't be kept constant. Nevertheless, we have to say that it's not a noticeable performance drop. There are a few outliers in the recorded frame times now and then, although the smooth gameplay is not significantly affected by this.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	59.5 (53^min - 68^max) fps ∼100% +36%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	58.3 fps ∼98% +34%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	55.5 (50^min - 63^max) fps ∼93% +27%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	43.6 fps ∼73%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	40.4 (35^min - 46^max) fps ∼68% -7%

Far Cry 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	92 (83^min - 104^max) fps ∼100% +23%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	88 (77^min - 107^max) fps ∼96% +17%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	82 (73^min - 93^max) fps ∼89% +9%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	75 (66^min - 87^max) fps ∼82%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	59 (52^min - 68^max) fps ∼64% -21%

Far Cry New Dawn - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	87 (69^min - 108^max) fps ∼100% +23%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	80 (64^min - 96^max) fps ∼92% +13%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	79 (62^min - 102^max) fps ∼91% +11%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	71 (55^min - 86^max) fps ∼82%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	58 (47^min - 70^max) fps ∼67% -18%

Anno 1800 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality (DX11)
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	40.6 (36^min - 45^max) fps ∼100% +31%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	34.9 (32^min - 40^max) fps ∼86% +13%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	33.6 fps ∼83% +8%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	31 fps ∼76%

Crysis Remastered - 1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:SM
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	45.6 (33.6^min, 35.4^P0.1, 37.1^P1 - 67^max) fps ∼100% +38%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	40.8 (32.2^min, 32.5^P0.1, 34^P1 - 58.7^max) fps ∼89% +24%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	37.5 fps ∼82% +14%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	33 fps ∼72%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	27.6 (22.5^min, 22.7^P0.1, 23.3^P1 - 41.4^max) fps ∼61% -16%

Dirt 5 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	53.1 (27.2^min, 41^P0.1, 43.1^P1 - 66.5^max) fps ∼100% +15%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	50 (32.9^min, 38.2^P0.1, 42.8^P1 - 60.2^max) fps ∼94% +8%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	46.3 (35.4^min, 36.8^P0.1, 39.2^P1 - 56.1^max) fps ∼87%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	34.2 (25.1^min, 25.9^P0.1, 29^P1 - 41.2^max) fps ∼64% -26%

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War - 1920x1080 Highest Settings
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	57.2 (23^min, 25.4^P0.1, 33^P1 - 220^max) fps ∼100% +55%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	52.5 (17.8^min, 27.2^P0.1, 39^P1 - 194^max) fps ∼92% +42%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	49.6 fps ∼87% +34%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	37 fps ∼65%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	35.6 (26.2^min, 26.6^P0.1, 27.9^P1 - 62.8^max) fps ∼62% -4%

Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	39.2 (6.1^min, 22^P0.1, 32.7^P1 - 135^max) fps ∼100% +31%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	36.6 (6.64^min, 20.8^P0.1, 30.6^P1 - 183^max) fps ∼93% +22%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	32.5 fps ∼83% +8%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	30 fps ∼77%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	23.7 (6.33^min, 11.5^P0.1, 19.6^P1 - 58.8^max) fps ∼60% -21%

F1 2020 - 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	94.3 (78^min - 111^max) fps ∼100% +26%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	89.8 (73^min - 106^max) fps ∼95% +20%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	88 (64^min - 111^max) fps ∼93% +17%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	75 (61^min - 91^max) fps ∼80%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	60.3 (49^min - 72^max) fps ∼64% -20%

Death Stranding - 1920x1080 Very High Preset
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	84.3 (75.2^P1) fps ∼100% +26%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	80.2 fps ∼95% +20%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	77.6 (69^P1) fps ∼92% +16%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	67 fps ∼79%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	52.7 (25.1^P1) fps ∼63% -21%

Mafia Definitive Edition - 1920x1080 High Preset
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	72.5 fps ∼100% +25%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	64.9 fps ∼90% +12%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	59.9 fps ∼83% +3%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	58 fps ∼80%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	45.2 fps ∼62% -22%

Watch Dogs Legion - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (DX12)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	35.8 (21.71^min, 27.9^P1 - 52.79^max) fps ∼100% +71%
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	31.4 (16.64^min, 21.23^P1 - 82^max) fps ∼88% +50%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	29.4 (15.39^min, 18.11^P1 - 75.52^max) fps ∼82% +41%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	21.2 (11.04^min, 15.31^P1 - 67.16^max) fps ∼59% +1%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	20.9 (10.71^min, 12.73^P1 - 75.52^max) fps ∼58%

Horizon Zero Dawn - 1920x1080 Ultimate Quality
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	57 (21^min - 116^max) fps ∼100% +6%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	57 (38^min - 108^max) fps ∼100% +6%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	54 fps ∼95% 0%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	54 (35^min - 8339^max) fps ∼95%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	36 (23^min - 62^max) fps ∼63% -33%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	80 fps ∼100% +27%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	72 fps ∼90% +14%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	65 fps ∼81% +3%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	63 fps ∼79%

Yakuza Like a Dragon - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super	64.7 (28^min, 36^P0.1, 43.3^P1 - 121^max) fps ∼100% +22%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660	59 (15.9^min, 31.2^P0.1, 39^P1 - 112^max) fps ∼91% +11%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT	55.3 fps ∼85% +4%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	53 fps ∼82%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus	40.6 (24^min, 24.2^P0.1, 25.6^P1 - 83.3^max) fps ∼63% -23%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	187	185	132	62.9	44.1	44	fps
The Witcher 3 (2015)	206.8	130.7	80.3	43.6		29.5	fps
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	182.8	166.7	156.8	141.1		78.3	fps
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	250	147	86	67		30	fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	126	67.8	47.3		34.2	19	fps
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	149	138	106			87.8	fps
Far Cry 5 (2018)	156	89	81	75	52	27	fps
Monster Hunter World (2018)	206	95	77	49	35	24	fps
Strange Brigade (2018)	258	114	94.4	80.7	59.1	32.9	fps
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	181	86	73	63	40	19	fps
Battlefield V (2018)	121	72	58	57	42	24	fps
Apex Legends (2019)	142	69	82	81	61	32	fps
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	135	83	78	71	52	28	fps
Metro Exodus (2019)	135	64.4	47	36.6	28.5	16.1	fps
The Division 2 (2019)	104	83	66	49	33	16	fps
Anno 1800 (2019)	165	110	60	31	21	13	fps
Control (2019)	171	62	45		28	13	fps
Borderlands 3 (2019)	161	81.5	52.8	39.8	23.3	7.87	fps
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order (2019)		84.2	73.7	65.6	44.3	21	fps
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)	129	71	45	14	11		fps
Doom Eternal (2020)	235	115	96				fps
F1 2020 (2020)	257	134	108	75	55	31	fps
Death Stranding (2020)	116	84	68	67	46	22	fps
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)	125	74	62	54	39	9	fps
Crysis Remastered (2020)	161	72	41	33	22	13	fps
Serious Sam 4 (2020)	138.9	71.7	53.2	24.3	21.1	15.4	fps
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020)	120	61	58		38	20	fps
Star Wars Squadrons (2020)	257.9	139	128.1	118.5	83.7	31.2	fps
FIFA 21 (2020)	180.9	180.2	179.9	176.7	163.5	109.5	fps
Watch Dogs Legion (2020)	110	71.3	60.6	20.9	14.3	8.09	fps
Dirt 5 (2020)	139	69.1	54	46.3	35.6	21	fps
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020)	88	53	26	15	13	5	fps
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (2020)	126	77	56	37	26	2	fps
Yakuza Like a Dragon (2020)	107	61.8	59.1	53	34.3	16.7	fps
Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020)	116	82	67	59	48	34	fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)	78	44	36	30	18	7	fps
Hitman 3 (2021)	185	105	87	79	51	25	fps

Emissions of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650

If you decide to buy a GeForce GTX 1650 Super, you will probably mainly look at the graphics card's power consumption. The model is quite efficient at 100 watts, despite the fact that the non-Super model only requires 75 watts. This is also reflected in our measurement results. Our test system only needs 87 watts in idle usage. In the stress test, this value increases to 229 watts, which is, however, significantly lower compared to the test system with the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT.

Power consumption while gaming is even a bit higher at 241 watts, but it can still be classified as low in comparison. In contrast to the GeForce GTX 1650, power consumption is almost 40 watts higher. Nevertheless, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super is an energy-efficient graphics card for small systems. There's no cause for concern in terms of temperatures, as our test sample only reached 70 °C (~158 °F) in the stress test. However, the cooling unit still deserves criticism. It's audible under load, and the KFA2 model unfortunately does not have a fan-stop mode for 2D use.

Test system power consumption (when gaming - The Witcher 3 Ultra preset)

Power Consumption
1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor)
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (Idle: 83.93 W)	259.09 (242^min - 295^max) Watt * ∼100% -13%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 79.88 W)	247.84 (242^min - 282^max) Watt * ∼96% -8%
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 84.76 W)	247.6 (241^min - 322^max) Watt * ∼96% -8%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (Idle: 86.5 W)	228.72 (223^min - 271^max) Watt * ∼88%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 85.5 W)	200.4 (193^min - 230^max) Watt * ∼77% +12%
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
KFA 2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 84.76 W)	260.4 (255^min - 277^max) Watt * ∼100% -8%
Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (Idle: 83.93 W)	250.24 (246^min - 262^max) Watt * ∼96% -4%
PNY GeForce GTX 1660 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 79.88 W)	248.63 (240^min - 259^max) Watt * ∼95% -3%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (Idle: 86.5 W)	240.68 (237^min - 247^max) Watt * ∼92%
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 EX One Click Plus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Desktop), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Idle: 85.5 W)	202.9 (202^min - 204^max) Watt * ∼78% +16%

* ... smaller is better

Verdict - Small, compact, and energy-efficient

In review: The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super is an energy-efficient graphics card that is suitable for the home living room PC. With the TU116 graphics chip, the GTX 1650 Super offers the advantages of the GTX 1660 series when it comes to the NVENC video encoding. In terms of price, this graphics card is currently very difficult to categorize, since the problematic availability of graphics cards has now also reached the entry-level models, and even here, we can already see significantly increasing prices. For example, prices starting at 160 Euros (~$192) can be found on the second-hand market.

In terms of pure performance, the GeForce GTX 1650 Super ranks directly behind a GeForce GTX 1660. The VRAM of 4 GB is a bit tight if you're looking for something for the long term. At the moment, however, many games can be played smoothly in 1080p even with this graphics card without having to sacrifice details. Only a few games require a reduction in details in order to achieve smooth frame rates.

If you're looking for a small and yet powerful graphics card, there's currently no way around the GeForce GTX 1650 Super.

Objectively speaking, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super is a solid graphics card for the entry level. However, the built-in cooling system deserves some criticism. A fan-stop mode for 2D use would be appreciated, and a lower noise level in 3D applications would make the graphics card more attractive.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy

38.3 pt (40%)

AMD Radeon HD 8180 -96%

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NVIDIA Quadro M5000M -7%

AMD Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire -7%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Laptop) -7%

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 -5%

AMD Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q -1%

AMD Radeon R9 290X 0%

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH 0%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI 4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) 5%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 8%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 11%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI 11%

AMD Radeon R9 390X 13%

...

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 149%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score

5099 Points (29%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

4632 Points (24%)

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Intel UHD Graphics 600 -98%

...

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 -16%

AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop) -15%

NVIDIA Quadro P4000 -15%

AMD Radeon R9 290X -14%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop) -12%

NVIDIA Quadro P3200 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -10%

AMD Radeon RX 5500M -7%

AMD Radeon R9 Nano -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 1%

AMD Radeon R9 Fury 2%

AMD Radeon RX 590 (Desktop) 5%

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 9%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 10%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q 12%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 (Desktop) 18%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile 18%

...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 311%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics

450349 Points (71%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics

221403 Points (30%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score

44256 Points (59%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics

63896 Points (32%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score

11050 Points (28%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics

11688 Points (23%)

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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics

278896 Points (37%)

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score

17833 Points (42%)

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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU

17849 Points (30%)

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AMD Radeon HD 6250 -99%

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NVIDIA Quadro P3200 -9%

AMD Radeon RX 5500M -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop) -5%

AMD Radeon R9 Nano -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Desktop) -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 -2%

AMD Radeon R9 Fury -2%

AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) -1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q -1%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop)

AMD Radeon RX 480 (Desktop) 0%

AMD Radeon R9 390X 1%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q 2%

AMD Radeon RX 570 (Desktop) 6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 7%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M SLI 7%

AMD Radeon RX 580 (Desktop) 8%

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) 9%

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 10%

...

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 231%

100%

3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +

3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +

Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX

54.1 fps (27%)

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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +

specvp12 snx-02 +

specvp12 showcase-01 +

specvp12 mediacal-01 +

SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 +

specvp13 snx-03 +

specvp13 showcase-02 +

specvp13 medical-02 +

SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 4k +

specvp2020 snx-04 4k +

specvp2020 medical-03 4k +

specvp2020 maya-06 4k +

specvp2020 energy-03 4k +

specvp2020 creo-03 4k +

specvp2020 catia-06 4k +

specvp2020 3dsmax-07 4k +

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU

1405 Samples/s (14%)

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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU

2972 Samples/s (9%)

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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result

9510 points (20%)

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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *

229 Watt (42%)

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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *

241 Watt (40%)

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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark

1740 MHz (88%)

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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

v1.16

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Hitman 3

2021

185 fps + Compare

105 fps + Compare

87 fps + Compare

79 fps + Compare

51 fps + Compare

25 fps + Compare

» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.

Cyberpunk 2077

2020

78 fps + Compare

44 fps + Compare

36 fps + Compare

30 fps + Compare

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	R9 5900X	32 GB	1530 / 6000 MHz	4 GB	57390

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	R9 5900X	32 GB	1530 / 6000 MHz	4 GB	52466

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	R9 5900X	32 GB	1530 / 6000 MHz	4 GB	46823

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	R9 5900X	32 GB	1530 / 6000 MHz	4 GB	7.98

Model	CPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 Super EX One Click OC	R9 5900X	32 GB	1530 / 6000 MHz	4 GB	25.53