Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB 128-bit GDDR5

Overview

The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti's GPU has 768 CUDA cores (192 less than the GTX 660) meaning there are 4 SMX Units, Gigabyte has outfitted its GTX 650 Ti with 2048MB of memory. In the I/O panel you'll find a pair of dual-link DVI-I connectors, a single HDMI 1.4a port, and a VGA port.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 13 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

6
Average:

3
Bad:

0

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Last revision on June 18, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Low Noise Level
Best Cooling potential
Low power consumption
Great Performance
Factory overclocked with more headroom for further performance tuning
PCI-Express 3.0
Requires only 1 6-pin PCIe power connector

Reviewers Didn't Like

Doesn't support SLI
The cooler was not as efficient as we thought it would with more overclocking
Not as good in the overclocking field as the competition
Ships with minimal accessories

Expert reviews and ratings

Besides having a slight performance edge, it's worth noting that the HD 6870 supports Crossfire and the GTX 650 Ti doesn't support SLI, which may be of interest if you intend to add a second card at some point to boost performance (second-hand HD 6870s are cheap and plentiful on eBay).

By TechSpot on October 09, 2012

Nvidia has been popping out Kepler cards like a circus clown car since the company launched its 6-series GPUs in early 2012, and now we finally reach the bottom of the GTX barrel with the $150 GeForce GTX 650 Ti. This card slots in right below the...

By Maximum PC on February 06, 2013

100

All said, both the stock-clocked GTX 650 Ti and GIGABYTE’s overclocked model here are fantastic offerings for their price-points. In general, you can expect it to be about 30% faster than AMD’s HD 7770 and 10~15% slower than the HD 7850.

By TechGage on December 17, 2012

This year, we've covered most of the GPU releases from both red and green camps, including three hot-clocked enthusiast grade Geforce offerings from Gigabyte (GTX 680, GTX 670, GTX 660 Ti). With the holiday buying season approaching, we thought that a...

By VR-Zone on November 07, 2012

En resumen, la GIGABYTE GTX 650 Ti 2GB OC demostró rendir acorde a sus aumentos de frecuencia y mantener una de los mejores resultados en refrigeración gracias al sistema Windforce.

By Ozeros on October 14, 2012

Due to its great performance in almost any video game we have tested in our labs, the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 650 Ti will find its way into our main system at home. We won’t be using it as a dedicated card for rendering all the graphics in our video games, because we have our Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 for that.

By Bjorn3D on October 10, 2012

The GIGABYTE GTX 650 Ti OC 2GB video card is the fastest, coolest, and quietest video card we have tested from the GTX 650 Ti lineup so far. It also comes with 4 display outputs, and 2GBs of VRAM, making it a great card for even games that use a lot of...

By bjorn3d.com on October 10, 2012

In the end the GeForce GTX 650 Ti release is almost as disappointing as the Radeon HD 7770 release was 8 months ago. Neither product really seems to be a step forward as they both struggle to improve on pre-existing products.

By LegionHardware on October 09, 2012

Good design, performance and features but very much in need of a price rethink.

By HardwareHeaven on October 09, 2012

Great all-round card for gamers on a modest budget. Discuss in the...

By Pureoverclock on October 09, 2012

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