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Can I run Elden Ring with a GeForce GTX 1650 4GB?

At index 2 the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB lands 67% under the 6 that Elden Ring asks for just to start, and there is no tier below that one.

Of the 2 cards that reach this same point in Elden Ring, the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB is the slowest - index 2 is the least this game will accept for that tier among the hardware we track.

estimated index 2 · 4 GB · 2019
Ceiling with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and 32 GB

Will not run

This rig does not clear the minimum requirement.

Headroom
67% short on GPU
Bottleneck
GPU
Confidence
estimated

Tier ladder

  1. minimum blocked by GPU
  2. recommended blocked by GPU + VRAM
  3. high blocked by GPU + VRAM
  4. ultra blocked by GPU + VRAM

The weakest link is graphics card: this rig brings 2 against the 6 that Elden Ring asks for at the minimum tier. Everything else in the rig is already past that line.

That readout is the best this card can do in Elden Ring: it assumes nothing else in the machine holds it back. Your own processor and memory can only lower it, never raise it.

The same card with three different processors

In Elden Ring all three processors land the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB on the same tier - this pairing is decided by the card, not by what sits next to it. Each row assumes 16 GB of system memory.

Processor Index Verdict Bottleneck
Ryzen 5 1600 30 Will not run graphics card
Ryzen 9 5900X 70 Will not run graphics card
Ryzen 7 9800X3D 95 Will not run graphics card

Cheapest way up one tier

graphics card: Radeon RX 570 4GB

The GeForce GTX 1650 4GB sits at index 2 and the minimum tier starts at 6.

That is the smallest part in our catalogue that clears the minimum tier - not the fastest one, and not a price claim: we hold no price data, so "cheapest" here means "least upgrade that does the job".

Where to look: Radeon RX 570 4GB (no store links yet)

Thresholds, against this card

Green means the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB clears that number, red means it does not. The processor and memory columns are yours to fill in with the checker below.

System requirement thresholds for Elden Ring, by tier
Requirement minimum recommended high ultra your rig
GPU index 6 9 18 30 2
CPU index 42 52 62 78 0
Video memory 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB 10 GB 4 GB
System memory 12 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 0 GB
Storage 60 GB 60 GB 60 GB 60 GB -

The CPU and system memory rows show zero because this page knows the card and nothing else.

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GeForce GTX 1650 4GB

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Questions

Will a GeForce GTX 1650 4GB run Elden Ring?
At index 2 the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB lands 67% under the 6 that Elden Ring asks for just to start, and there is no tier below that one. Above that the graphics card is what stops it.
Is 4 GB of video memory enough for Elden Ring?
Yes for the tiers this card can reach anyway - its core speed runs out before its 4 GB of video memory does in Elden Ring.

More on this card: what the GeForce GTX 1650 4GB runs across every game we track.