NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Our index puts the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 roughly 29% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. This is an estimate for ranking, not a measured benchmark, and the gap varies considerably by title and by resolution.
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Turing | Maxwell |
| Relative performance index | 48 | 62 (better) |
| Video memory | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 256-bit (better) |
| Release year | 2019 (better) | 2014 |
| Board power | 75 W (better) | 145 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W (better) | 500 W |
| Hardware ray tracing | No | No |
| Upscaling support | FSR 3, XeSS | Not recorded |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Check video memory, not just speed. A faster card with less VRAM can perform worse in recent titles at high texture settings.
- Check power and clearance. Confirm your PSU and case can take the card — the build checker does this.
- Upscaling support differs. DLSS is NVIDIA-only; FSR and XeSS run more broadly.
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