Can the 10-year-old GTX 650 Ti graphics card handle games in 2021?

Nearly 10 years after its launch, the GTX 650 Ti is still one of the most popular graphics cards in the world. Low price, suitable performance, low power consumption, the GTX 650 Ti is a savior for many gamers during the storm of graphics card prices.

Basically, the GTX 650 Ti also uses the same GPU as the GTX 660, but it is a partial harvest version. If the GTX 660 has all 5 SMX, the GTX 650 Ti only has 4 SMX. The GPU clock on the GTX 650 Ti is only 925 MHz, slightly less than the 980 MHz of the GTX 660.

If you're wondering whether a 10-year-old graphics card is enough to play games in 2021? The answer is in this clip:

As you can see, with GTX 650 Ti, we can completely play well mid-range games at the present time such as: The Witcher 3, Battlefield 5 or even Control. Although it cannot run heavy games like advanced graphics cards, GTX 650 Ti is still not a bad choice at the present time.

In the situation where you can't buy a new graphics card because of the price storm, GTX 650 Ti will be a savior for gamers.

Samuel Daniel

Update 16 January 2025