MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING
vs
GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6) (Turing) and has 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 192 GB/s.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 4 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 224 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING has the TU117-300-A1 / TU106-125-A1 / TU116-150-KA-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Turing architecture.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM is based on the graphics chip GM204-400-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture.
MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING GPU GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR6) Based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
TU117-300-A1 / TU106-125-A1 / TU116-150-KA-A1 GPU Chip GM204-400-A1
Turing Architecture Maxwell 2.0
14 Streaming Multiprocessors 16
896 Shader 2048
32 Render Output Units 64
56 Texture Units 128
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING clocks at 1.500 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 12.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM is 7.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.753 GHz.

4 GB Memory Size 4 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type GDDR5
1.500 GHz Memory Clock 1.753 GHz
12.0 Gbps Memory Speed 7.0 Gbps
192 GB/s Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.410 GHz Base Clock 1.126 GHz
1.620 GHz Boost Clock 1.216 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 85 W.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM has 2 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 165 W.

85 W TDP 165 W
-- TDP (up) --
92 °C Tjunction max 98 °C
1 x 6-Pin PCIe-Power 2 x 6-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM has 1 Radial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Radial
2 x 90 mm Fan 1 1 x 65 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 3 screens can be operated with the MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

3 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.2
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.0
2x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.2
-- DVI Ports 1
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM is 4096x2160 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 4096x2160
12_1 DirectX 12_1
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR No
MSI Mystic Light LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC No
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 No

Dimensions

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface.

245 mm Length 267 mm
127 mm Height 111 mm
39 mm Width 38 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 3 x 16
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING has been manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers since Q2/2020.

The GALAX GeForce GTX 980 NVTTM came on the market in Q3/2014 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no 98NQH6DHXXXX
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2014
149 $ (Reference) Launch Price 499 $
12 nm Structure size 28 nm
data sheet Documents --

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING
4 GB GDDR6
17 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING
4 GB GDDR6
39 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING MSI GeForce GTX 1650 D6 GAMING
4 GB GDDR6
56 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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