NVIDIA has finally laid to rest the last GeForce GPUs to feature the "GTX" brand extension, the GTX 16-series "Turing." Although two generations older than the current RTX 40-series "Ada," the GTX 16-series formed the entry-level for NVIDIA, with certain SKUs continuing to ship to graphics card manufacturers, and more importantly, notebook ODMs as popular GeForce MX and GTX 16-series SKUs. With NVIDIA introducing further cut-down variants of its "Ampere" based GA107 silicon, such as the desktop RTX 3050 6 GB, the company has reportedly discontinued the GTX 16-series. All its inventories are drained on NVIDIA's end, and the channel is expected to consume the last remaining chips in the next 1-3 months, according to a source on Chinese forum Broad Channels.

NVIDIA had originally conceived the GTX 16-series to form the lower half of its 2018 product stack, with the upper half driven by the RTX 20-series. Both are based on the "Turing" graphics architecture, but the GTX 16-series has a reduced feature-set, namely the lack of RT cores and Tensor cores. The idea at the time behind the GTX 16-series, was that at their performance levels, ray tracing would be prohibitively slow at any resolution, and so these could be left with just the CUDA cores of "Turing," and made to power games with pure raster 3D graphics, so gamers could at least benefit from the higher IPC and 12 nm efficiency of "Turing" over the 16 nm "Pascal." Popular GPU models include the GTX 1650, and the GTX 1660 Super.

NVIDIA released a Hotfix driver update to fix certain issues with the NVENC hardware encoder of GeForce GTX 16-series "Turing" GPUs, such as the popular GTX 1660, and GTX 1650 Ti, etc. Apparently, applications utilizing the hardware acceleration provided by the GPU's NVENC unit would result in corrupted videos or spring up error messages. The Hotfix driver is based on GeForce 551.68, and is not WHQL-certified. NVIDIA may include fixes contained in the hotfix in one of its upcoming GeForce Game Ready or Studio main trunk drivers. GeForce GTX 16-series "Turing" GPUs feature an NVENC unit that can accelerate H.264 and H.265 encoding.DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 551.68 Hotfix for GTX 16-series NVENC Issues

Getac has today announced the launch of its next generation S410 semi-rugged laptop, which delivers powerful processing and graphics performance in a sustainable new design, without compromising on rugged reliability. The result is an incredibly versatile device that improves efficiency in the field while giving peace of mind to users in work environments where accidental knocks, bumps and drops can frequently occur.

Outstanding processing power
The next generation S410 is the first Getac device to feature an Intel Core 13th generation i5/i7 processor as standard, which delivers remarkable computing performance and rapid responsiveness to users. Integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics ensure a rich visual experience, while an optional dedicated GPS chip offers significantly improved location accuracy compared to previous generations. When it comes to connectivity, the next generation S410 includes Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 as standard, with optional 4G LTE and/or 5G Sub-6 with integrated GPS, keeping users connected in even remote locations.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 was released more than four years ago. With its TU117 graphics processor, it features 896 CUDA cores, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 1650, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. Interestingly, according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey results, this GPU still remains the most popular choice among gamers. While the total addressable market is unknown with the exact number, it is fair to assume that a large group participates every month. The latest numbers for June 2023 indicate that the GeForce GTX 1650 is still the number one GPU, with 5.50% of the users having that GPU. The second closest one was GeForce RTX 3060, with 4.60%.

Other information in the survey remains similar, with CPUs mostly ranging from 2.3 GHz to 2.69 GHz in frequency and with six cores and twelve threads. Storage also recorded a small bump with capacity over 1 TB surging 1.48%, indicating that gamers are buying larger drives as game sizes get bigger.

Valve has released the tabulated results and statistics of its April Steam Hardware and Software Survey - the key take away from last month's user generated data is that NVIDIA's trusty GeForce GTX 1650 GPU is once again the most popular graphics card. It dethrones last month's winner - the NVIDIA RTX 3060 graphics card which falls to third place where it sits below the second place GTX 1060 GPU. The RTX 3060 experienced an almost 6% decline in usership from the previous month, and the GTX 1650's userbase grew by 2% in the same period of time. It is interesting to note that the entry for the GTX 1650 encompasses both desktop and laptop variants, while the RTX 3060 gets divided into two separate entries on Valve's survey - the desktop version sits at third place and its laptop-oriented sibling trails slightly behind with a placement at position number four. NVIDIA absolutely dominates the field with lots of its budget and midrange cards (across several older generations) - AMD and Intel barely make it into the top 25 with a small sprinkling of iGPUs and one discrete model (Radeon RX 580) placed at position 24.

April's survey shows that Intel processors remain a favorite for many Steam users with a 67.14% share, and AMD follows in second place with a 32.84% share. AMD CPU popularity is on the rise (when compared to previous months) so a more even share of the market could be on the cards, if an upward trend continues. System RAM enthusiasts were upgrading to a smaller degree last month: 52.19% are on 16 GB, and 16.1 percent are on 32 GB - indicating slight declines (from March) of 4.73% and 6.61% respectively. The majority of users prefer to stick with Windows 10 64-bit - that OS has a 61.21% share, but its popularity has dropped by 12.74% within the survey period. Windows 11 64-bit is gaining ground with a 10.98% increase from March to April, and it sits at second place with a 33.39% share of the OS userbase. As always, the results indicated by the monthly Steam Hardware and Software survey are not considered to be pinpoint accurate due to the random nature of user responses, but overall and general trends can be discerned from the data on hand.

A new benchmark of the AMD Radeon 780M RDNA3-based iGPU has now been spotted in Geekbench, showing it to be on par with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. The benchmark was done on the announced AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU, which is a part of AMD's 4 nm Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" lineup. The CPU in question is an 8-core/16-thread SKU with 40 MB of cache. It works at 3.8 GHz base and 5.1 GHz boost clocks and has a TDP of 35 W to 45 W. The same CPU comes with Radeon 780M RDNA3 iGPU with 12 Compute Units (CUs), for a total of 768 Stream Processors, and works at 2700 MHz.

The Geekbench OpenCL benchmark was fired up on a Chinese laptop with 32 GB of RAM and running on the Windows balanced power plan, where it scored a decent 36,757 points. This score puts it somewhere around the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and AMD Radeon RX 480 discrete graphics cards. This is an impressive result considering that this is a mid-SKU in the announced Ryzen 7040 series. Of course, we still do not know the specified TDP for this laptop, or what memory was used, so results might be slightly different. Since these laptops are yet to appear in retail, AMD is probably still tweaking the drivers, so we expect these numbers could be even higher for the full release.

BIOSTAR sneakily expanded its graphics card lineup with GeForce RTX 30-series "Ampere" and GTX 16-series "Turing" custom-design graphics cards. The company didn't have these at launch, and for the past couple of years, remained as an AMD-exclusive board partner. The lineup includes a custom-design GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB graphics card with a triple-slot, triple-fan cooling solution; an RTX 3070 with a dual-fan, 2-slot cooling; and cards based on the GTX 1650, GTX 1660, and GTX 1660 Super. The cards come surprisingly late to the party—2 years late for the RTX 30-series, and almost 4 years late for the GTX 16-series. BIOSTAR probably landed itself a good deal with NVIDIA on supply of these GPUs as the company works to clear inventory and pave the way for its 40-series "Ada" GPUs across a wider price-range.

Intel's Arc A380 desktop graphics card is generally available in China, and real-world gaming benchmarks of the cards by independent media paint a vastly different picture than what we've been led on by synthetic benchmarks. The entry-mainstream graphics card, being sold under the equivalent of $160 in China, is shown beating the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and RX 6400 in 3DMark Port Royal and Time Spy benchmarks by a significant margin. The gaming results see it lose to even the RX 6400 in each of the six games tested by the source.

The tests in the graph below are in the order: League of Legends, PUBG, GTA V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2. We see that in the first three tests that are based on DirectX 11, the A380 is 22 to 26 percent slower than an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, and Radeon RX 6400. The gap narrows in DirectX 12 titles SoTR and Forza 5, where it's within 10% slower than the two cards. The card's best showing, is in the Vulkan-powered RDR 2, where it's 7% slower than the GTX 1650, and 9% behind the RX 6400. The RX 6500 XT would perform in a different league. With these numbers, and given that GPU prices are cooling down in the wake of the cryptocalypse 2022, we're not entirely sure what Intel is trying to sell at $160.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 graphics card is set to be launched on May 31st according to a recent report from VideoCardz. The GTX 1630 is based on the GTX 1650 featuring a 12 nm Turing TU117-150 GPU with 512 CUDA cores and 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit memory bus. This is a reduction from the 896 CUDA cores and 128-bit memory bus found in the GTX 1650 however there is an increase in clock speeds with a boost clock of 1800 MHz at a TDP of 75 W. This memory configuration results in a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 96 GB/s which is exactly half of what is available on the GDDR6 GTX 1650. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1630 may be announced during NVIDIA's Computex keynote next week.

Colorful retired the COLORFIRE brand several years ago when it announced it would stop producing Radeon graphics cards. The COLORFIRE brand is now making a comeback with the announcement of three very pink NVIDIA cards. Colorful will be launching the triple-fan GTX 1660 SUPER Vitality OC, dual-fan GTX 1650 SUPER Vitality OC, and the dual-fan GTX 1650 GDDR6 Vitality OC. While the three news cards all carry the Vitality OC name only the triple-fan GTX 1660 SUPER Vitality OC includes a factory overclock of 2.5% to 1830 MHz. We don't currently have any pricing or availability information for these cards.

The PC has never been more essential, so this year at CES 2021, HP Inc. is launching computing innovations essential to how and where people experience work and life. HP today unveiled new devices and solutions designed to power hybrid work environments and growing personal creative studios.

With half of the global workforce still working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new use cases for the PC are emerging for both consumers and employees remaining at home. Since COVID, there has been a seven hour increase in time spent on personal PCs. In some cases, this has resulted in an increase in everyday creativity - with photography, writing stories or articles, and live streaming being the top three activities among consumers. But working and staying at home isn't always simple, with only 30% of people having a space where they can shut the door. Yet 72% of knowledge workers want a hybrid remote-office model moving forward and 48% of Gen Z are considering an expansion of their freelance business in the future, requiring solutions with enhanced collaboration and micro-mobility features.

GALAX's European brand KFA2 launched the GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 EX PLUS graphics card. The card looks identical to the one pictured below, but with the 6-pin PCIe power input removed, relying entirely on the PCIe slot for power. Based on the 12 nm "TU116" silicon, the GPU features 896 "Turing" CUDA cores, and talks to 4 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit wide memory interface. With a memory data rate of 12 Gbps, the chip has 192 GB/s of memory bandwidth on tap. The GPU max boost frequency is set at 1605 MHz, with a software-based 1635 MHz "one click OC" mode. The cooling solution consists of an aluminium mono-block heatsink that's ventilated by a pair of 80 mm fans. Display outputs include one each of DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, and dual-link DVI-D. Available now in the EU, the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 EX PLUS is priced at 129€ (including taxes).

Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 KO with GDDR6. The EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 KO gives you the best gaming performance at a value you cannot resist. Now it's updated with GDDR6 memory, giving you that extra edge to up your game to the next level.

Featuring concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations, adaptive shading technology, and a new unified memory architecture with twice the cache of its predecessor, Turing shaders enable awesome performance increases on today's games. Get 1.4X power efficiency over previous generation for a faster, cooler and quieter gaming experience that take advantage of Turing's advanced graphics features.

NVIDIA's GTX 1650 has already seen more action and revisions within its own generation than most GPUs ever have in the history of graphics cards, with NVIDIA having updated not only its memory (from 4 GB GDDR5 with 128 GB/s bandwidth to 4 GB GDDR6 memory for 192 GB/s bandwidth), but also by carving up different silicon chips to provide the same part to market. The original GTX 1650 made use of NVIDIA's TU117 chips with 896 CUDA cores, which was then superseded by the TU116-based GTX 1650 SUPER, which mightily increased the GTX 1650's execution units (1280) and bandwidth (256-bit bus). There was also a TU106-based GTX 1650, which was just bonkers - a chip originally used on the RTX 2060 was thus repurposed and cut-down.

Now, another TU-116 variant is also available, which NVIDIA carved down from its GTX 1650 SUPER chips. These go back to the original releases' 896 CUDA cores and 128-bit bus, whilst keeping the GDDR6 memory ticking at 12 Gbps and clocks set at 1410 MHz Base and 1590 MHz Boost. This card achieves feature parity with the TU106-based GTX 1650, but trades in the crazy 445 mm² TU106 die for the much more svelte 284 mm² TU116 one. NVIDIA seems to be doing what it can by cleaning house of any and all leftover chips in preparation for their next-gen release - consumer confusion be damned.

BIOSTAR has been a late entrant to the custom-design graphics card scene with its recent launch of two Radeon RX 5000 series products under the Extreme Gaming product line. The company expanded it with a pair of GeForce GTX 16-series products, the VN1665XF69 based on GeForce GTX 1660, and the VN1655XF41 based on the GTX 1650. The Extreme Gaming GTX 1660 sticks to NVIDIA reference clock speeds of 1785 MHz GPU Boost, and 8 Gbps (GDDR5-effective) memory. It features a dual-fan, dual-slot aluminium fin-stack heatsink. The Extreme Gaming GTX 1650, too, sticks to NVIDIA reference clocks for the SKU - 1665 MHz GPU Boost, and 8 Gbps memory. It uses a simpler aluminium mono-block heatsink that's ventilated by a pair of 70 mm fans. It's likely that both cards will be sold by BIOSTAR at close-to-reference pricing.

MSI has launched a new revision of their GeForce GTX 1650 Aero 4G OC, the original MSI rendition of a Mini ITX graphics cards based on NVIDIA's TU 116 chip. The GeForce GTX 1650 Aero 4G OCV1 is only 170 mm long, 111 mm wide, 38 mm thick, and weighs 375 grams features a single cooling fan that is more than sufficient to keep the 284 mm² die cool enough. Boost clock is being reported at 1,695 MHz. There's a 128-bit memory bus that ferries data between the GPU and its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. I/O wise, there's 1x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.0b, and 1x Dual Link DVI (and built-in triple-display support). There's no additional power connector, which means a below-75 W power consumption figure.

NVIDIA board partners carving out GeForce RTX 20-series and GTX 16-series SKUs from ASICs they weren't originally based on, is becoming more common, but GALAX has taken things a step further. The company just launched a GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6) graphics card based on the "TU106" silicon (ASIC code: TU106-125-A1). The company carved a GTX 1650 out of this chip by disabling all of its RT cores, all its tensor cores, and a whopping 61% of its CUDA cores, along with proportionate reductions in TMU- and ROP counts. The memory bus width has been halved from 256-bit down to 128-bit.

The card, however, is only listed by the Chinese regional arm of GALAX. The card's marketing name is "GALAX GeForce GTX 1650 Ultra," with "Ultra" being a GALAX brand extension, and not an NVIDIA SKU (i.e. the GPU isn't called "GTX 1650 Ultra"). The GPU clock speeds for this card is identical to those of the original GTX 1650 that's based on TU117 - 1410 MHz base, 1590 MHz GPU Boost, and 12 Gbps (GDDR6-effective) memory.

The Manli GeForce GTX 1650 DDR6 Low Profile is powered by NVIDIA's new GDDR6 memory, hence the "DDR6" moniker. The key upgrades include 12 Gbps memory speed and 192 GB/sec memory bandwidth, both improvements over the former DDR5. Clock speed is at 1410 MHz and can be boosted to 1590 MHz. This results in a performance boost of 6.31% over the DDR5. The performance benchmarks of the DDR6 slots it comfortably between the previous DDR5 and the
GeForce GTX 1650 Super. The sleeker design makes it more suitable for certain applications.

NVIDIA has today launched the latest version of its "Game Ready" graphics driver lineup with the 446.14 WHQL drivers. This release brings mostly performance optimizations and bug fixes for the video game Valorant. In addition to these performance optimizations and fixes, optimal support for Minecraft Dungeons, Disintegration, and Crucible is included. An important new feature update is the inclusion of Variable Rate Supersampling (VRSS) support for Onward. NVIDIA has also fixed driver installation issues on Colorful GeForce GTX 1650 that may have bugged some users of the cards. For the full list of fixes please check out the list below.DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 446.14 WHQL

In a followup to a post a few days ago about Zeal-All's LGA1151 B150 motherboard with an integrated GTX 1050 Ti, it seems Zeal-All has released a newer board based on the H310 chipset with an integrated GTX 1650. The Zeal-All ZA-KB1650 shares a lot of similarities with the aforementioned ZA-SK1050 both with both featuring an integrated NVIDIA GPU, laptop SODIMMs, 19 V dc power, and no PCI-E expansion slots. The new Zeal-All ZA-KB1650's H310C chipset supports 6th - 9th generation Intel Core processors which is very impressive indeed.

The Zeal-All ZA-KB1650 continues the trend of non-standard form factors with a size of 234.95 mm x 197.48 mm, rear I/O consists of 19 V DC Power Input, HDMI, DisplayPort, 3x LAN (POE), 4x USB 3.0 and Mic-In/Line-Out. Internally the board features dual m.2 expansion slots for WiFi and an SSD, triple Intel i211 LAN controllers, a single SATA connector, fan connectors, and front panel USB/Power/Audio.

NVIDIA rolled out the GeForce software 445.98 Hotfix drivers. The Hotfix was released to expeditiously correct glaring bugs with the GeForce software. The 445.98 Hotfix improves Overwatch stability, resolves F1 2019 crashes, fixes driver installation on the Colorful GeForce GTX 1650, improves HDR in some games, and includes various other bug fixes. The drivers are otherwise identical to GeForce 445.87 software released earlier this week. Grab the drivers from the link below.

DOWNLOAD: NVIDIA GeForce 445.98 Hotfix

ASUS today introduced its GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6) Phoenix graphics card (model: PH-GTX1650-O4GD6). This 2-slot thick card is 17.4 cm in length and 12.6 cm in height, designed to fit in most SFF cases. Its cooling solution consists of an aluminium monoblock heatsink that's ventilated by a single 80 mm Axial-Tech fan. Found in some of ASUS's higher end cards, this fan features double-ball bearings, and an impeller with webbed edges, such that all its airflow is guided axially onto the heatsink below (and none laterally).

The GTX 1650 (GDDR6) Phoenix comes with a mild factory-overclock of 1605 MHz (vs. 1590 MHz reference for the GTX 1650 GDDR6). The card's 4 GB memory is untouched at 12 Gbps (GDDR6-effective). The card draws all its power from the PCI-Express slot. Display outputs include one each of dual-link DVI-D, HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4a. Based on the 12 nm "TU117" silicon, the GTX 1650 GDDR6 features 896 "Turing" CUDA cores, 56 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 128-bit wide GDDR6 memory interface, holding 4 GB of memory. The company didn't reveal pricing, although we expect it to be around $160.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today revealed the all-new Razer Blade Stealth 13, taking Ultrabook gaming to the next level. The Blade Stealth 13 is the first Ultrabook with a 13.3" 120Hz display, powered by the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU and a faster 25W variant of the Intel Core i7-1065G7 processor. The Blade Stealth 13 also packs a faster, more efficient keyboard and more efficient LPDDR4X memory, all within the signature matte black aluminium chassis.

"The Razer Blade Stealth 13 is the world's most powerful Ultrabook and we just made it better," said Brad Wildes, Senior Vice President of Razer's Systems Business Unit. "The new Razer Blade Stealth 13 introduces the next evolution of ultraportable gaming, providing users the perfect balance between fun and function."

Colorful rolled out a trio of new GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 graphics cards. These include products from the company's BattleAx and iGame product lines. All three appear to be based on a common board design with a 3+1 phase VRM, and a monoblock aluminium heatsink that's ventilated by a dual fan setup. The base model, without any special branding, sticks to NVIDIA-reference clock speeds of 1590 MHz GPU Boost and 12 Gbps memory. Interestingly, it features a 6-pin PCIe power input (isn't normally needed if the GTX 1650 GDDR6 is running at reference speeds).

Next up, is the Colorful GTX 1650 GDDR6 BattleAx, with a red+black color scheme, an otherwise identical design to the base model, but a healthy factory-overclock of 1710 MHz GPU Boost (vs. 1590 MHz reference). Leading the pack is the iGame GTX 1650 D6 Ultra OC. This product, too, features a mostly identical design to the other two, but with a more premium-looking cooler shroud, and a metal back-plate being included. The card features dual-BIOS, with a "Turbo" BIOS that has increased power limits to facilitate a 1725 MHz GPU Boost factory OC. All three cards run the memory at 12 Gbps (GDDR6-effective), take in one 6-pin PCIe power input, and offer a display output layout with one each of dual-link DVI-D, HDMI 2.0b, and DisplayPort 1.4a. The company didn't reveal pricing.

ASUS finally joined the GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 party with a pair of ROG Strix series premium graphics cards. The cards feature a DirectCU II aluminium fin-stack heatsink with two copper heat pipes making direct contact with the GPU at the base; and a pair of AxialTech fans ventilating it. These fans are designed to guide most of their airflow axially as the edges of the impellers are webbed to prevent lateral airflow. You get a few segment-first features such as dual-BIOS and a FanConnect II 4-pin PWM case fan header. A metal back-plate is included.

The ASUS ROG Strix GTX 1650 GDDR6 series comes in two variants, the overclocked O4GD6 with 1815 MHz GPU Boost, and the mildly overclocked A4GD6 with 1620 MHz GPU Boost, compared to NVIDIA reference speeds of 1590 MHz for the GTX 1650 GDDR6. Both cards stick to 12 Gbps for the GDDR6 memory clock speeds. While most GTX 1650 GDDR6 cards are designed for no additional power connectors, the ASUS ROG Strix series needs a 6-pin PCIe input. Display outputs include two each of HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a The company didn't reveal pricing.