From BGR · Jorge Luis · · 1m 30s
The PC card that matches an Xbox Series S
If you want an entry-level gaming PC that keeps pace with Microsoft's little console, one discontinued Nvidia card is the closest match.
In brief
If you want an entry-level gaming PC that keeps pace with Microsoft's little console, one discontinued Nvidia card is the closest match. The GTX 1650 SUPER trades blows with the Series S on raw specs, but the console wins on memory and ray tracing while the PC wins on upgrades. Originally reported by BGR.
The cheap Xbox that punches up
The Series S is the digital-only, weaker sibling of the Series X, but it plays every game the bigger box does for a lot less money.
“the Series S can still play all the games that release for the Series X while being much cheaper”
Meet the GTX 1650 SUPER
From Nvidia's discontinued GTX line, the 1650 SUPER lands closest to the Series S when you want a PC build in the same class.
“The 1650 SUPER from Nvidia's now discontinued GTX graphics card line comes closest in terms of direct comparison.”
A console is a sealed box
Everything in the Series S is tuned for games. On a PC, a great card still stalls behind a weak CPU, thin RAM, or an OS built for everything else.
Where the Nvidia card wins
The 1650 SUPER boosts to 1725 MHz against the Lockhart GPU's 1565 MHz ceiling, and its texture fill rate is 138 versus 125.2.
Where the console wins
The Series S carries 8GB at 224 GB/s against the card's 4GB at 192 GB/s, and its RDNA 2 architecture adds ray tracing the 1650 SUPER cannot do.
One ends, one keeps going
A used 1650 SUPER runs about $100 and handles Red Dead Redemption 2, and you can upgrade it later. The Series S is where the road stops.
“The Series S is an end-of-the-road proposition, but a PC allows you to keep it alive long after this console generation ends.”
The big picture
The GTX 1650 SUPER trades blows with the Series S on raw specs, but the console wins on memory and ray tracing while the PC wins on upgrades.
