[FPS Benchmarks] Darksiders Genesis on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [40W and 50W] – the 50W GPU is over 20% faster on Ultra
Darksiders Genesis is characterizing by good graphics and fun gameplay. The game isn’t too heavy – Low settings aren’t a problem even for iGPUs like AMD RX Vega 7 (Renoir C6, Ryzen 4000). On the other hand, when you switch from Low to Medium, there is always a hefty reduction in terms of frames.
This is a problem for the low-end GPUs and that’s why we will check the performance of two mid-range products – GeForce GTX 1650 [40W, 896 CUDA, GDDR6] and the GeForce GTX 1650 [50W, 1024 CUDA, GDDR5].
We know that these two are powerful-enough for this game but the question is how faster is the 50W version over the 40W GPU? Yes, this game isn’t heavy like AC: Odyssey but it’ll be interesting to see exactly when the GeForce GTX 1650 [40W] will be out of juice (TGP).
Contents
GeForce GTX 1650 variants
GeForce GTX 1650 [40W] | GeForce GTX 1650 [50W] | |
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Architecture | Turing | Turing |
GPU chip | TU117 | TU117 |
Shader units | 896 – 1024 | 896 – 1024 |
ROPs | 32 | 32 |
Base Clock (MHz) | up to 1395 | up to 1395 |
Boost clock (MHz) | up to 1560 | up to 1560 |
Memory clock (MHz) | up to 8000 | up to 8000 |
Memory size (MB) | 4GB | up to 4GB |
Memory type | GDDR5 / GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
Memory bus width (bit) | 128 | 128 |
TGP (Total Graphics Power) | 40W | 50W (+25%) |
DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Technology | 12nm | 14nm |
RTX capabilities | No | No |
Release date | 01.2020 | 04.2019 |
Detailed specs | Link | Link |
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Darksiders Genesis | Full HD, Low (Check settings) | Full HD, Mid (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
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GeForce GTX 1650 [40W] | 149 fps | 85 fps | 72 fps | 66 fps |
GeForce GTX 1650 [50W] | 154 fps (+3%) | 102 fps (+20%) | 86 fps (+19%) | 80 fps (+21%) |
Verdict
The two GPUs are very close when we are talking about the Low preset – 3% difference is just nothing. When you turn up the settings things are getting heavier for the 40W sibling. In this situation, a 10W bigger TGP means 20% more frames on average (without counting the Low preset). However, the performance of the GeForce GTX 1650 [40W] is just fine, even on Ultra 60+ FPS aren’t a problem (if this GPU is fitted in a decent laptop).
Despite that, the GeForce GTX 1650 [50W] is the winner in this article. Its performance is better and maybe if you want a new GTX 1650-based machine it’ll be good to check for the TGP version of the particular device.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [40W]
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 [50W]