Which GTX 1650 version did I get?

[Sammy87]

Hello folks!

So I bought the Gigabyte GTX 1650 Windforce OC GDDR6, and upon checking the model number on the card and on the box which (GV-N1656WF2OC-4GD) turns out I have this version
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gigabyte-gtx-1650-windforce-oc-gddr6-rev-2-0.b7790 (Notice the GPU Variant, Transistors count and Die Size)

But when I open GPU-Z I get this (Notice the GPU Variant, Transistors count and Die Size difference)

So which one is correct?
I'm asking because I wonder if another BIOS would utilize the full potential of the TU106-125-KAB-A1 chip.

 

[R0H1T]

It's fine, see this ~

NVIDIA TU116 GPU Specs

1536 Cores, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs

www.techpowerup.com

Either the partial specs on that entry is incorrect or Nvidia switched to TU116 dies for the 1650, don't recall what it launched with but you can search the reviews here.

So looks like all TU 10x dies are for RTX series IIRC, guess just wrong specs wrt three points you mentioned above.

 

[Sammy87]

It's fine, see this ~

NVIDIA TU116 GPU Specs

1536 Cores, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs

www.techpowerup.com

Either the partial specs on that entry is incorrect or Nvidia switched to TU116 dies for the 1650, don't recall what it launched with but you can search the reviews here.

So looks like all TU 10x dies are for RTX series IIRC, guess just wrong specs wrt three points you mentioned above.

I compared my card (physically, without disassembling it to not void warranty) to all the versions of the GTX 1650 from GIGABYTE and the board size exactly matches the the Super version here even the board numbering at PCI-E lock V19131-0 is like mine. Did I get a Super version with a non Super BIOS and cooler labeled as the non Super version?

P.S. The card is very noticeably faster than my dead GTX 970

 

[eidairaman1]

Rev 2 is your board

1650 came in as TU106, TU116, TU117. Supers are just cherry picked chips, binned, nv does laser cut their defective parts as well. So You just have a Rev 2 1650 based GPU by Gigabyte. PCBs are shared to cut costs down.

Gigabyte GTX 1650 VBIOS

4 GB GDDR6, 1410 MHz GPU, 1500 MHz Memory

www.techpowerup.com

Is the only bios available for your card, since this is just a crippled RTX card, I would not suggest crossflashing it at all. NV took that away from users.

 

[Sammy87]

Rev 2 is your board

1650 came in as TU106, TU116, TU117. Supers are just cherry picked chips, binned, nv does laser cut their defective parts as well. So You just have a Rev 2 1650 based GPU by Gigabyte. PCBs are shared to cut costs down.

Now I understand clearly, thank you very much.

 

[eidairaman1]

Now I understand clearly, thank you very much.

There is more to my previous reply

Please note this is your board.

GIGABYTE GTX 1650 WindForce OC GDDR6 Rev. 2.0 Specs

NVIDIA TU116, 1650 MHz, 896 Cores, 56 TMUs, 32 ROPs, 4096 MB GDDR6, 1500 MHz, 128 bit

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Sammy87]

since this is just a crippled RTX card, I would not suggest crossflashing it at all. NV took that away from users.

Thanks a lot for the warning, I really can't thank you enough with words. Much respect.

Edit: Does the transistors increase from the TU117 mean better performance?

 

[eidairaman1]

Thanks a lot for the warning, I really can't thank you enough with words. Much respect.

Edit: Does the transistors increase from the TU117 mean better performance?

No because theoretical performance for the TU116 based unit showed a higher number, the 1650 would be the most prevailent card because of its price tier, so all companies do is take chips with defective zones and hack it off to meet demands and not just throw them away.

It depends on clock speed, type of memory used (down to clocks, timings, density) the memory bus, shaders, rops, tmu count.

All 1650s I see as via tpu gpu database show 896, 56, and i believe 32.