Nvidia launches GTX 1630 - but you probably shouldn't buy it

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After much speculation and online discourse, Nvidia has officially launched the GTX 1630 graphics card, with this model being the weakest in the entire GeForce line-up. Running on the same previous generation Turing architecture as the perennially popular budget-gamer favorites, the GTX 1650 and GTX 1660 series, the newest member of the family doesn't appear like it's going to be held in the same esteem. 

Armed with just 4GB GDDR6 memory, 512 CUDA cores, and a 64-bit memory bus, the newly released GTX 1630 isn't just dramatically falling behind the best graphics cards, but even many budget models, too. The closest possible comparison in power level is the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT, which was released alongside the RTX 3050 in January of this year. The red corner's offering didn't exactly light the world on the fire due to similar hardware limitations, and Team Green's direct response doesn't inspire confidence either. 

Technical specifications aside, it's looking like the price point of the GTX 1630 may be its ultimate death knell here. If the listings we've found from EVGA's official website and various online retailers are anything to go by, then this GPU just isn't worth it. At present, the Nvidia-partner company is currently listing its EVGA GeForce GTX 1630 SC Gaming model for $199.99 (opens in new tab), which is a full $50 more than the GTX 1650 MSRP when that card launched back in 2019 - for far less performance potential. Although Nvidia's GTX 1630 MSRP is listed at $169.99, it's worth establishing that none are available at this price. 

What we have on paper is an overpriced and underpowered graphics card with the GTX 1630 that's a struggle to recommend to anyone, especially when cheap graphics card deals can get