Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 doesn’t seem to need a power cable

Renders of a GTX 1650 video card from Zotac have appeared. The images clearly show that there is no connection option for a power cable. That means that the GPU has enough of the 75 watts that a PCI-e slot can deliver.

The version of which the images have appeared on VideoCardz is a small variant, intended for use in mini-itx housings. It is possible that manufacturers will also make larger versions that are equipped with a power cable, for example to offer more space for overclocking.

It is not yet known what the exact specifications are of the TU117 GPU that will probably be used for the GTX 1650 cards. In any case, the number of Cuda cores will be a lot less than with the GTX 1660 and the 1660 Ti, which have 1408 and 1536 respectively. The TU116 GPU of those cards has a TDP of 120 watts.

Since the GTX 1650 can apparently work without a power cable, the TDP must be reduced to less than the 75 watts that the PCI-e slot can deliver. Nvidia can reduce consumption by using a gpu that, for example, has fewer cores and a lower clock speed.

The GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti are currently the fastest video cards of which variants are available that do not require a power cable. It is to be expected that the new GTX 1650 can at least compete with the GTX 1050 Ti in terms of speed. The recently released GTX 1660 is about 90 percent faster than that card. The GTX 1650 is rumored to be released around April 22, with another 1650 Ti variant coming later.

* Suspected specs based on rumors