G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX 770

2013

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark G3D performance (5,961 vs 7,869).
❌Very weak future-proofing: 2013-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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167.8% HIGHER MSRP
$399 MSRPvs$149 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 14.9 vs 52.8 G3D/$ ($399 MSRP vs $149 MSRP).
❌206.7% higher power demand at 230W vs 75W.

GeForce GTX 1650

2019

Why buy it

✅+32% higher PassMark G3D performance.
✅Costs $250 less on MSRP ($149 MSRP vs $399 MSRP).
✅Delivers 253.5% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 52.8 vs 14.9 G3D/$ ($149 MSRP vs $399 MSRP).
✅Less risky long-term buy than GeForce GTX 770: it remains the more sensible modern option while GeForce GTX 770 is already obsolete for modern gaming.
✅Draws 75W instead of 230W, a 155W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.

GeForce GTX 770

2013

GeForce GTX 1650

2019

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅+32% higher PassMark G3D performance.
✅Costs $250 less on MSRP ($149 MSRP vs $399 MSRP).
✅Delivers 253.5% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 52.8 vs 14.9 G3D/$ ($149 MSRP vs $399 MSRP).
✅Less risky long-term buy than GeForce GTX 770: it remains the more sensible modern option while GeForce GTX 770 is already obsolete for modern gaming.
✅Draws 75W instead of 230W, a 155W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark G3D performance (5,961 vs 7,869).
❌Very weak future-proofing: 2013-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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167.8% HIGHER MSRP
$399 MSRPvs$149 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 14.9 vs 52.8 G3D/$ ($399 MSRP vs $149 MSRP).
❌206.7% higher power demand at 230W vs 75W.

Trade-offs

❌Limited future-proofing: older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in upcoming AAA games.

Quick Answers

So, is GeForce GTX 1650 better than GeForce GTX 770?

Yes. GeForce GTX 1650 is clearly the better overall GPU here. You are also looking at 7,869 vs 5,961 in G3D Mark. On top of that, GeForce GTX 1650 is a 2019 card with no meaningful modern upscaling stack, while GeForce GTX 770 is a 2013 model from an older generation with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

GeForce GTX 1650 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2019 generation instead of 2013, 32.0% more raw performance headroom, and a 12nm process instead of 28nm. That extra performance headroom should help it hold higher settings and newer game demands for longer.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

GeForce GTX 1650 is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. GeForce GTX 1650 is about $250 cheaper on MSRP at $149 MSRP versus $399 MSRP, and you are getting 32.0% higher G3D Mark. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 253.5%. That is why the better overall card still comes out as the smarter buy today, not just the faster one.

Is GeForce GTX 770 still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. GeForce GTX 770 is still a strong modern gaming GPU: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It remains a good buy when you can get it meaningfully cheaper than the alternative around $399 MSRP, even if GeForce GTX 1650 is still the cleaner recommendation on overall value today.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX 770 Benchmark Check

GeForce GTX 1650 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
1080p
low	102 FPS	94 FPS
medium	88 FPS	83 FPS
high	71 FPS	70 FPS
ultra	42 FPS	58 FPS
1440p
low	89 FPS	87 FPS
medium	78 FPS	74 FPS
high	55 FPS	60 FPS
ultra	32 FPS	50 FPS
4K
low	28 FPS	41 FPS
medium	26 FPS	39 FPS
high	18 FPS	27 FPS
ultra	15 FPS	24 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
1080p
low	154 FPS	136 FPS
medium	115 FPS	113 FPS
high	90 FPS	94 FPS
ultra	56 FPS	71 FPS
1440p
low	85 FPS	79 FPS
medium	59 FPS	62 FPS
high	43 FPS	44 FPS
ultra	29 FPS	35 FPS
4K
low	29 FPS	36 FPS
medium	20 FPS	27 FPS
high	16 FPS	21 FPS
ultra	11 FPS	15 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
1080p
low	268 FPS	323 FPS
medium	215 FPS	283 FPS
high	179 FPS	205 FPS
ultra	134 FPS	169 FPS
1440p
low	201 FPS	225 FPS
medium	161 FPS	202 FPS
high	134 FPS	151 FPS
ultra	101 FPS	117 FPS
4K
low	134 FPS	130 FPS
medium	107 FPS	117 FPS
high	89 FPS	79 FPS
ultra	67 FPS	50 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
1080p
low	182 FPS	261 FPS
medium	139 FPS	211 FPS
high	124 FPS	191 FPS
ultra	99 FPS	166 FPS
1440p
low	139 FPS	201 FPS
medium	107 FPS	158 FPS
high	96 FPS	135 FPS
ultra	71 FPS	113 FPS
4K
low	81 FPS	99 FPS
medium	60 FPS	74 FPS
high	49 FPS	65 FPS
ultra	34 FPS	51 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX 770 and GeForce GTX 1650

GeForce GTX 770

The GeForce GTX 770 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in May 30 2013. It features the Kepler architecture. The core clock ranges from 1046 MHz to 1085 MHz. It has 1536 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 230W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 5,961 points. Launch price was $399.

GeForce GTX 1650

The GeForce GTX 1650 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in April 23 2019. It features the Turing architecture. The core clock ranges from 1485 MHz to 1665 MHz. It has 896 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 75W. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 7,869 points. Launch price was $149.

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Graphics Performance

In G3D Mark, the GeForce GTX 770 scores 5,961 versus the GeForce GTX 1650's 7,869 — the GeForce GTX 1650 leads by 32%. The GeForce GTX 770 is built on Kepler while the GeForce GTX 1650 uses Turing, both on 28 nm vs 12 nm. Shader units: 1,536 (GeForce GTX 770) vs 896 (GeForce GTX 1650). Raw compute: 3.333 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 770) vs 2.984 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX 1650). Boost clocks: 1085 MHz vs 1665 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
G3D Mark Score	5,961	7,869+32%
Architecture	Kepler	Turing
Process Node	28 nm	12 nm
Shading Units	1536+71%	896
Compute (TFLOPS)	3.333 TFLOPS+12%	2.984 TFLOPS
Boost Clock	1085 MHz	1665 MHz+53%
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128+129%	56
L1 Cache	128 KB	896 KB+600%
L2 Cache	0.5 MB	1 MB+100%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	Upscaling support
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of GDDR5. Memory bandwidth: 224 GB/s (GeForce GTX 770) vs 128 GB/s (GeForce GTX 1650) — a 75% advantage for the GeForce GTX 770. Bus width: 256-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 0.5 MB (GeForce GTX 770) vs 1 MB (GeForce GTX 1650) — the GeForce GTX 1650 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth	224 GB/s+75%	128 GB/s
Bus Width	256-bit+100%	128-bit
L2 Cache	0.5 MB	1 MB+100%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.0 (GeForce GTX 770) vs 12 (GeForce GTX 1650). Vulkan: 1.1 vs 1.4. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 3.

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
DirectX	12.0	12
Vulkan	1.1	1.4+27%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4+33%	3

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 1st gen (GeForce GTX 770) vs NVENC 5th gen (Volta) (GeForce GTX 1650). Decoder: PureVideo VP5 vs NVDEC 4th gen. Supported codecs: H.264,MPEG-2,VC-1 (GeForce GTX 770) vs H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP8,VP9 (GeForce GTX 1650).

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
Encoder	NVENC 1st gen	NVENC 5th gen (Volta)
Decoder	PureVideo VP5	NVDEC 4th gen
Codecs	H.264,MPEG-2,VC-1	H.264,H.265/HEVC,VP8,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX 770 draws 230W versus the GeForce GTX 1650's 75W — a 101.6% difference. The GeForce GTX 1650 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 600W (GeForce GTX 770) vs 300W (GeForce GTX 1650). Power connectors: 6-pin + 8-pin vs None. Card length: 267mm vs 229mm, occupying 2 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 80°C vs 70°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX 770	GeForce GTX 1650
TDP	230W	75W-67%
Recommended PSU	600W	300W-50%
Power Connector	6-pin + 8-pin	None
Length	267mm	229mm
Height	111mm	111mm
Slots	2	2
Temp (Load)	80°C	70°C-13%
Perf/Watt	25.9	104.9+305%

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Value Analysis

The GeForce GTX 770 launched at $399 MSRP, while the GeForce GTX 1650 launched at $149. The GeForce GTX 1650 costs 62.7% less ($250 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 14.9 (GeForce GTX 770) vs 52.8 (GeForce GTX 1650) — the GeForce GTX 1650 offers 254.4% better value. The GeForce GTX 1650 is the newer GPU (2019 vs 2013).