NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 switches to GDDR6 memory, 'industry running out of GDDR5'

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1650 graphics carte is getting a bit of a bump in the retentiveness departments. The company has shifted the card'southward memory from GDDR5 to GDDR6, resulting in a bandwidth increase that should drive its performance upward by a slight margin.

The reason for the shift is the interesting part, all the same. In a argument to PCGamer, and NVIDIA representative said there's simply a shortage of GDDR5 correct now. "The industry is running out of GDDR5, and so we've transitioned the product to GDDR6," the representative said.

The upshot is graphics card manufacturers are now announcing their updated cards with GDDR6. Both Zotac and EVGA are amid those who have revealed the updates and so far.

Level Up With The EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SC ULTRA with GDDR6 Memory! Learn more here : https://t.co/2eGmLqf0kO pic.twitter.com/zkH6AyjOfX
— EVGA (@TEAMEVGA) Apr three, 2022

As for the performance affect, we'll have to wait and see. However, an early review spotted by Videocardz points to a modest 6 pct boost, with memory bandwidth increasing from 128 GB/south to 192 GB/s.

If you're in the market for a new graphics carte du jour on the more affordable side of things, the updated GeForce GTX 1650 is on sale at present for $180 and up. Every bit always, have a expect at our roundup of the all-time graphics cards available now.

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EVGA GeForce GTX 1650

The GeForce GTX 1650 now sports GDDR6 memory, giving it a modest performance bump over previous versions with GDDR5 memory.

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