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September 28th, 2012

ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti Specification Unveiled

ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti Specification Unveiled geforce gtx 650ti
If a rumored release date is true, then we are still more than one week before GeForce GTX 650 Ti launches. The web is already full of unconfirmed specs, but thanks to some data I found, we can make this more precise.

ASUS is preparing a new GTX 650 Ti graphics card, which will be equipped with 1GB of memory. This model would not feature DirectCU II cooling — even though it looks almost the same it would actually be called Dual Fan (I’ve seen a picture of the card, but it’s too small and blurry to post). While DirectCU II would purportedly provide 20% better cooling, the Dual Fan would increase the airflow only by 11%, and overall performance by 14%.

Probably the most disappointing fact is that it features only 1GB memory capacity (considering GT640 with 4GB, that’s rather low). My data does not say if the GTX 650 Ti utilizes GK106 GPU, but if it doesn’t  — I would be surprised. Anyway, what is true is that the card has 576 CUDA cores. From the specs leaked by ArabPC, there is one difference. The GPU clock is actually lower, it’s 928 MHz. The memory clock is 1350 MHz (5400 MHz effective) and as mentioned in earlier post, there is no Boost clock. Unfortunately, also the 128-bit memory interface is real, so GTX 650 Ti was most likely designed  for lower resolution monitors.

ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti is equipped with two DVI’s, one VGA and HDMI (it’s possible to use all four display outputs at once with NVIDIA’s Surround technology). It seems that almost every new card from ASUS now features DIGI+ VRM with Super Alloy Power, the GTX 650 Ti is no different — however, there is no data how many phases does PWM have with this card. The dimensions for this model are 21.3 x 11.9 cm (dual-slot). One more thing, it seems that this card does not support SLI configuration.

According to multiple sources, GeForce GTX 650 Ti would cost around $149. Currently planned release date is October 9th.

ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti Dual Fan Graphics Card

  • GPU Clock: 928 MHz
  • Memory Clock: 1350 MHz
  • Effective Memory Clock: 5400 MHz
  • CUDA Cores: 576
  • Memory: 1GB GDDR5
  • Memory Interface: 128-bit
  • Features:
    • Dual Fan Cooling Solution
    • DIGI+ VRM with Super Alloy Power
    • GPU Tweak
    • NVIDIA Surround support
    • NVIDIA PhysX support
    • NVIDIA CUDA support
    • NVIDIA 3D Vision support
    • PCI-Express 3.0 Support

GeForce GTX 650 Ti Specification

SpecificationsGeForce GTX 660 TiGeForce GTX 660GeForce GTX 650 TiGeForce GTX 650
ChipGK104GK106GK106GK107
CUDA Cores1344960576384
TMUs11280~4832
ROPs2424~2416
Base Clock915 MHz980 MHz928 MHz1058 MHz
Boost Clock980 MHz1033 MHzN/AN/A
Memory Configuration 2 GB 192-bit2 GB 192-bit1 GB 128-bit1 GB 128-bit
Memory Speed6.0 Gbps6.0 Gbps5.4 Gbps5.0 Gbps
Memory Bandwidth144 GB/s144 GB/s86 GB/s80 GB/s
Power Connectors2 x 6-pin6-pin6-pin6-pin
TDP150 W150 W~85 W64 W
SLI Options3-way2-way N/AN/A
Price$299$229$149$109

Author: WhyCry  

  • JoBro

    Hopefully this offers simalar performance to say a GTX560 or HD 6870 for under 150USD

  • Raghar

    No this offers better performance than GTX 550 Ti, and it’s supposed to be its descendant.

  • erenhardt

    Dont expect too much from this card. GTX550 Ti is faster than GTX650 by about 10%. With these spec GTX650Ti should be about 20-30% faster than GTX650. That is only 10-20% faster than GTX550Ti – around 7770 performance.

  • Raghar

    Well it should have performance about as fast as 6850. At least from theoretical calculations.
    Well considering 550 Ti was bastard, not enough computing power as 560, no possibility for passive card as ENGTS 450, optimized for games not compute, I guess descendant of 550 Ti was right description. These who would buy 550 Ti would see 650 Ti as doing what they wanted.

    Dual GK107 with 2x2GB DDR5 RAM would be better. At least it would be nice overclocker.

    BTW the price is funny. GTX 650 109 – 29 for PCB / 2 = a
    a*3 + 29 for PCB = price of GTX 650 Ti.
    GTX 660SE 189
    GTX 660 229

    Well, you get what are you paying for.

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  • BestJinjo

    Ya, but you can find HD6870 for $150 and HD7850 is dropping to $170-180. This card for $150 is too expensive. Memory bandwidth and 1GB of VRAM are not great for a modern $150 GPU.

  • Long Ze

    Hey I think the location of the new ads isn’t great. I think you should put more thoughts to it.

  • Raghar

    I fully agree that 1 GB RAM is bad for current cards, but look at AMD. There are a lot of AMD cards with 1 GB RAM. When manufacturers can get away with only 1 GB RAM, they would use 1 GB RAM.

    3 GB RAM on GTX 660 SE would be nice, even for 189.

  • BestJinjo

    Ya, I agree. 7850 1GB is blasphemy too. Remember 8800GT 256 vs. 512mb, 8800GTS 320 vs. 640MB, GTX460 768 vs. 1GB? You might save $20-30 now but later pay a huge price for this. I bet 1GB is not going to cut it for Metro Last Light, Crysis 3 and next generation games.

  • Pradeep

    Just a question should I wait for Gtx 650 ti or buy the Gtx 560 ti oc version right now also I can go for 2GB 7850 if it is more future proof. I am gaming at 1920*1080

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  • skr13

    Yes, with my previous GTX 560 Ti with 1GB VRAM, in Crysis 2 using peak 989MB, and sometimes appear a Windows message to change theme to Basic, to decrease Vram usage.
    1GB stills good for resolutions less than 1680×1050, and no AA.

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  • Syed Ahmed

    go with 7850 it has 2 gb of Vram it will be enough in future of 1920×1080 and 7850 is a beast in overclocking so go with that

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    There is only one more ads unit. I’m checking how it performs, doesn’t really mean it will stay there. It will look better on new theme anyway :)

  • common sense

    - well if you look at 7000 series from AMD, they have 79xx with 3 Gb, 78xx with 2 Gb which is mid range and finally entry level 77xx with 1 Gb. Remember at what type of buyer they aiming with each card and it’s most optimal memory size.
    - Nvidia not so generous on other hand … gtx 580 with 1.5 gb memory any one ??? And after they release 3 Gb version. This round there are 2 gb version and 4 gb version of 680. It’s not like 2 gb is not enough, but 4 gb is sure overkill.
    - No idea where you found gtx 650 for $109 but at least at newegg they goin from $120-$150 price range, at the same price you looking at 7770 GHz edition and according to http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Power_Edition/1.html gtx 650 loses to 7770.
    - So guessing that price will be higher for 650 Ti, so it’s rival would be 7850 for price Vs perfomance ???

  • erenhardt

    I have 8800GTS 320MB. Small memory was not a problem with this card. Thanks to 320 bit bus memory bandwith was high enough to swap buffered files without bottlenecking. The slowest part of this card is IMHO core.
    1GB is enough for 1080p gaming.
    But now memory is dirt cheap. and 2GB 7850 is only $20 more than 1GB version.

  • Raghar

    And what do you expect from retailers? They are filling the price vacuum, and people who would buy NVidia would pay premium. When GTX 650 Ti would be released, the price vacuum would dissappear, and GTX 650 price would be pushed down. When they would release GTX 660 SE, the price would be pushed down even further.

    The question is would they release GTX 660 SE quickly after GTX 650 Ti, to have better foothold on Xmas market, or would they drag its release?

    The trouble is they should shave 10 $ from GTX 660 price, which would put pressure on low end cards as well. In addition stocks of GTX 560 are running out, and there is no NVidia card that can replace them in theirs price bucket. GTX 650 Ti definitively isn’t the card that can replace them.

  • BestJinjo

    I had tested an 8800GTS 320mb and it was completely unplayable at 1080P 4xMSAA in Dirt 1. I remember it vividly and in many games it tanked with MSAA because of 320mb. Of course now it’s GPU limited but even back then it was already VRAM limited. Professional reviewers confirmed it was choking hard in games against the 512mb/640mb cards. 1GB is barely enough for 1080P gaming today and it not enough at all for Shogun 2, Skyrim, Max Payne 3. If you are spending $150-200 on a GPU, I presume you plan on keeping it for more than 6 months. The minute next generation games arrive, the card is in serious trouble with MSAA and high resolution textures if it only has 1GB of VRAM.

    And also frankly $150 for a 1GB card is just a bad deal.

    HD6950 2GB is $170:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102954

    HD7850 is $175:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405

    $20-25 extra is nothing when that’s half of what a new game costs. 1GB vs. 2GB of VRAM is going to be the difference between playable and a slideshow in next gen games.

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  • Keicie

    argh nvidia will doing it wrong again filling a market that doesnt exist. is it too much to ask for at least a 768 cuda cores, 192-bit, 1.5gb/2gb/3/gb gddr5, performance similar or better to 560/ti at freaking $149-159! something a little slower than a 7850/660 but is way better than radeon 7770. this is like punching at the radeon 7770 for the third time and still totally missing the point. it feels like both companies are conspiring to not give the best performance per dollar, they should be investigated for price/technology fixing crime. so what now, would we have to wait for a freaking 655/660se to fill the needs of those who want to game etc @ 1080p but are not able to pony up $199-229. nvidia should be shamed, releasing these videocards that are inferior to the generation they replaced or rather by too much crippling… my 2 cents

  • Keicie

    i have just recently bought a palit geforce 650 for just about $113. performance is not too shabby med-high settings on most games @ 1200p (coming from a geforce 240 gddr5). the closest competitions here are powercolor 7750 @ $107, 7770 @ $139, 6670 1gb-ddr5 @ $87-91, inno3d 550ti @ $129 and geforce 640 @ $90.
    also bought 1 6670 @ $87 and 3 pieces of 5670 @ $54 each for my kiddy nephews 720p lan gaming sessions…
    will be exchanging the 650 if nvidia decides to ever release 655/660se or if the 660 (non ti) ever reached @179 or lower price mark later this year…

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  • BestJinjo

    Ok but at $150, it competes dead on with GTX560 and HD6870. Plus HD7850/6950 2GB are dipping to $170-180. This card beating a GTX550Ti means nothing since it needs to compete against other cards in the marketplace at $150, not a GTX550Ti. 48 TMUs, 86GB/sec bandwidth for $150? That’s a joke if true.

  • BestJinjo

    The 85W TDP is a hint that I think this card will come in between 7770 and 7850. I’d rather spend $20-30 more here for a 7850 2GB/6950 2GB or find a used GTX570. Based on specs, $119-129 would be a lot better.

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