L20 vs GeForce GTX 1650
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 264 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 3 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.42 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 16 November 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 11776 |
| Core clock speed | 1485 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1665 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 275 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 93.24 | 927.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.984 TFLOPS | 59.35 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| TMUs | 56 | 368 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 368 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 92 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 864.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 16 November 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 275 Watt |
GTX 1650 has 266.7% lower power consumption.
L20, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1650 and L20. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 is a desktop card while L20 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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