GeForce GTX 1650 switches to GDDR6 memory, ‘industry running out of GDDR5’
NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card is getting a bit of a bump in the memory departments. The company has shifted the card’s memory from GDDR5 to GDDR6, resulting in a bandwidth increase that should drive its performance up by a slight margin.
The reason for the shift is the interesting part, however. In a statement to PCGamer, and NVIDIA representative said there’s simply a shortage of GDDR5 right now. “The industry is running out of GDDR5, so we’ve transitioned the product to GDDR6,” the representative said.
The result is graphics card manufacturers are now announcing their updated cards with GDDR6. Both Zotac and EVGA are among those who have revealed the updates 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) April 3, 2020
As for the performance impact, we’ll have to wait and see. However, an early review spotted by Videocardz points to a modest 6 percent boost, with memory bandwidth increasing from 128 GB/s to 192 GB/s.
If you’re in the market for a new graphics card on the more affordable side of things, the updated GeForce GTX 1650 is on sale now for $180 and up.
