Nvidia GTX 1650 Pricing Rundown

Nvidia has launched their GTX 1650 graphics card, and so far Nvidia has revealed to us very little about the GPU, aside from the graphics cards specifications and MSRP pricing of $149.99 in the US. 

Translating that into UK money, most retailers have opted to sell the GTX 1650 for a minimum of either £139.99 or £137.99, though at this time Nvidia hasn’t confirmed which price is their official UK MSRP. 

With Nvidia failing to release an early press driver for the GTX 1650 before launch, our recommendation to consumers is that they wait until reviews go live before committing to any GTX 1650 purchases. Right now there is no data available to compare Nvidia’s new card to competing graphics cards like the Radeon RX 570, which offers 4GB of GDDR5 DRAM and ships for around £130 in the UK. Yes, the GTX 1650 will consume a lot less power, but Nvidia’s driver delays leave us concerned about Nvidia’s performance when compared to AMD’s low-cost Polaris offerings.  

Nvidia refused to give members of the press access to GTX 1650 drivers before launch, preventing OC3D and other review outlets from creating reviews for their GTX 1650 graphics cards before launch. This has created a situation where consumers have access to GTX 1650 graphics cards without 3rd party data on the component, or detailed comparisons against competing GPU solutions. 

Below is a chart that we have compiled of every Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics card that’s available at Scan, Overclockers UK and eBuyer, alongside their listed boost clock speeds. All of Nvidia’s GTX 1650 GPUs sport 896 CUDA cores and 4GB of 8Gbps GDDR5 DRAM, making the GPU’s cooler type and listed clock speeds the only major differentiating factor between most GTX 1650 GPUs.  

It is worth noting that Nvidia’s GTX 1660 graphics cards can cost as little as £199.99 in the UK, a factor that should turn a lot of consumers away from higher-end GTX 1650 graphics cards, given that GPU’s relative performance. Below is a chart which showcases the performance gap between the GTX 1650 and GTX 1660, a gap which cannot be bridged by overclocking, at least without liquid or LN2 cooling. 

The table below included links for each model and each applicable retailer.