can my optiplex 7010 use a MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card?

huh dat video of Dell DXP051 Pentium D 930 3.0GHz, is like CORE Gen 3, really, 2006 is 2011, really?

vacuum tubes in the year 2012, (all my old games run on hollow state technology no problem)

wow,  I guess my ICOM IC-7200 has  tubes too? who'd of thunked it? but my HK SB200 does, 

OP no case SIZE (format) stated but if MT why not try it and tell us.

newegg has  great return policy, if length is ok try it.

why not ask the gtx msi board maker for support on 7010,  they made the VBIOS not DELL.

aSK THEM. FIRST.

DID YOU KNOW THE TOP TWO MAKERS MSI AND GIGABYTE, Both have vbios  down load pages!

not hacking pages, OEM card majors.

many models in fact offer legacy  VBIOS, just for you, some if you ask them., tell you  if your card is 1 year old or more,

our web site, has a VBIOS up grade called :"AUTO MODE"  In fact, I talked to Nvidia about this and they have the core samples that make this work and many GPU board makers use this upgrades in the VBIOS. now.

learn that this is not static,  ok, like other think here, 10 makers, of card, MSI is one,  of ten

and there are many classes of 1 base model card,  (ram and such) and many have 4 or more VBIOS flash roms (offered, need a list?) .

even for many OS,  unstated by you. so what works is not CAST in concrete. OK,  NOT

OP tell use what you end goal is , even tell what game it is and if played on line or offline only.

what case is this, there are 4 case sizes call forum factors,  3 of the 4 have x16 slot, but none stated.

what game, please name , one, or one you must run, today or next year.

the 7010 is not chopped liver runs G2 or gen 3 Intel CPUs (your CPU number not stated)

what OS do you run, my guess w7.8/10 but none stated.

the pc can use 1000s of video cards made.  It sure can. fit and run ok but not high end games.

The PC is worth $100 or less used,  the cards new that are gaming rated are up to 2x that.

This PC will never get full performance from the CARD with old slow processors, (AAA $60 games)

top MSI cards can in fact run in most machines but not fast on old machine.

the card you linked is  auto hybrid card. 1650

id try a cheap,  1050 or old  750 GTX for running old games, or games with textures wicked way down to attain FPS higher.

so your saying i need a new motherboard or what? what you just said made my brain hurt more then trying to find a GPU that works.

7010 TOWER , DESKTOP, SFF can all use low profile GT1030.

There are not any other viable options.

Tower can have power supply upgraded and use more cards but only NVIDIA.

Current RX series ATI cards do not work in any 7010.

MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 wont work in ANY 7010 because like the ATI RX series cards it requires UEFI SECURE BOOT. Does not support windows xp or vista which the 7010 does which means its NOT UEFI Secure boot and never will be.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/msi-gt-1030-2g-lp-oc-graphic-card-2-gb-gddr5-pcie-30-x16-low-profile-hdmi-displayport/apd/aa362018/graphic-video-cards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y32mBdZHJY

What does the UEFI mode Secure Boot option in the Optiplex 7010 Bios do anyway?

@buzzygoat1234,

When someone shouts emphatically in all caps that something will never work - alarm bells of skepticism should go off.  I debunked the mistaken idea that, for example, 10 year old non-UEFI systems won't run current graphic cards here (including the GeForce GTX 1650 and multiple ATI RX cards).

And I'll debunk it with regards to the Optiplex 7010 as well.

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@speedstep wrote:

7010 TOWER , DESKTOP, SFF [...] GT1030.

There are not any other viable options.

Tower can [...] use more cards but only NVIDIA.

Current RX series ATI cards do not work in any 7010.

[...] GeForce GTX 1650 wont work in ANY 7010 because like the ATI RX series cards it requires UEFI SECURE BOOT. [...]

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Above is all false and easily demonstrably so.  There are 16,377 Dell Optiplex 7010 benchmarks on userbenchmark.com and it's easy to query them and see whether someone is running a specific config.*

There are 43 benchmarks running a Dell Optiplex 7010 and a GeForce GTX 1650.  Here's just one of them.

And regarding ATI RX series "not" working - there's 129 benchmarks running the 7010 and a AMD RX 580.  Again, just one of them.

So, how does this NOT work?  (I'm not saying it works perfectly or there might be issues that obviously can and have been worked around.)

So, it may be that some current specific manufacturer/model graphic cards won't work on a specific older motherboard, but the reason isn't due to lacking UEFI support but some other incompatibility.  And, getting it to work may require special settings.  I'm also not saying that the day isn't coming (probably next year) when older non-UEFI systems will be locked out of new graphic cards which will require UEFI.  We're just not there yet because current cards have hybrid UEFI / Legacy BIOS/CSM functionality (notice I'm not saying it's officially "supported") and saying otherwise is getting ahead of things.

*To see if someone's running a specific graphics card/SSD/HD, etc. in your system:

1. Go to userbenchmark.com and search for your system from search area in upper-right corner. 
2. Once your specific system is selected scroll down and click on "Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder)". 
3. On left-hand side remove with gray "X" all of CPU, GPU, SSD and RAM - leaving only MBD (the motherboard/system model). 
4. Then click desired tab ("GPU" in this case) and "Change Baseline [GPU or whatever]". 
5. To see how many benchmarks have this criteria, click "Load baseline user benchmarks" in lower-left section of page.  (If that button is not present, there are no benchmarks with your criteria.) 
6. From the list of benchmarks, you can click and drill down to system specifics.

Deja vu.  Different 16xx series card and machine, but here's speedstep again telling someone "In an older dell [Inspiron 5680, a GTX] 1660 is a non starter. Won't ever work".  Then in the same thread someone points out that config is running in the real world on userbenchmark.com.  Based on this fact the OP decides to give the card a go.  Works perfectly.

It's one thing to express an opinion of doubt ("...I'm not sure that would work..."), but emphatic pronouncements that have no basis in reality and misguide others in their decision-making is not a good thing.  The OP in this thread could be running a GTX 1650 like they wanted, but was fed a bunch of misinformation.

It will work in the optiplex SFF if you go low profile. I used to run a zotac gtx 1070 in a craigslist optiplex 7010 MT i7 3rd gen, all I needed was an upgraded $20 PSU. It was a beater, it was fast, fun, and it made people upset. I still have the optiplex but sold the card when mining took off and people were paying large sums for those things. You could easily do 1650 with a stock power supply.   

I believe you need at least a 3rd gen intel processor to pull this off, otherwise the accompanying PCI specs are inadequate.

I have a refurbished Optiplex 7010 SFF, and yes it works. I am running exactly that combination, with small-Form Factor and Low Profile card. It works very nicely and I didn't have to do anything special to make it work, just open the case, mount the LP bracket, push the graphics card in and then download and install the drivers. Anyone who tells you it's impossible is just making up nonsense as far as I'm concerned. The card potentially may not be working at 100% efficiency due to limited power supply on the Optiplex, but it is working and runs games smoothly (e.g. Resident Evil 2 remake on medium-high settings). 

the OP never told what case he has. ( I have your card, and works here as do 1000s others shown in my other post)

all my dells run the GTX1650 no problem at all in LEGACY mode,  if you use  UEFI you can fail, ok.

it runs on my 380 , 790, 3020 and T3610 MT, all ARE MT is yours MT , IDK.

fit is first, after all the MT card will never fit the 79mm low profile cases ever. FIT is first, or all else is just tilting at windmills useless and arm waving jive.

posted vast times.

• has to fit. and not HIT things.
• no UEFI use Legacy only boots,
• not overload the slot,  some SFF have 25 watt slot limits,  again NO PC told yet. edit post to cure that.
• must not overload the PSU,  the 1650 will not at 75watts but gee no PC stated, wow just wow.
• that is about it , if the BIOS is  not locked out with passwords lost,  or CPU overheating and sure  etc.

if confused why not post a photo of your PC, case side open end blinded helpers problem..

I can not see your PC, can I.

forgot this (edits do not work in Firefox v72+ dang (but now IE11 works, only )

TOWER MEANS WHAT? ,  I see 2 towers below, can you use the correct words please is it MT,

what PC do you have,   they are not ALL THE SAME

I have used over 20 cards in my 790 and 3020

vast cards testing it , no limits at all, in my MT even overloaded with Furmark and PASSMARK

huge PSU I have 750watt.

GTX1650 works,  100% solid,  even AAA+ gamed.

when posting use  the correct name, MT = mini tower. ok? that tells me exactly what mOBO is inside and its LIMITS.

the 7010 has no full blown UEFI features, (but then again with 20 blooming BIOS updates who knows, right)

so in my case I always tell you regardless of BIOS VERSION , make sure no UEFI features are turned on.

are you running windows 10 64bit , yes good,  and it does run. See my tests here.

the only card failed seen by me is one card that is rare with 2  GPU on one card,

I have tested cards up to 219 watt cards. your Turing card is  very low 75watt card, no aux power needed,

there are 12 makers of cards, so I will not ever read all 12 x10 derivative cards manuals just for you.

I use the driver from the maker of the card, there are 12 makers. some send you to Nvidia.com and is right.

if your PC is low profile ,  bad things can happen, Id never touch one, personally, not me.

here is your answer, buy the card at Newegg.com and then if it does fail exchange it.

never buy expensive cards that can not be returned and for SURE not for 12,000 miles away on back side of earth.(if you get my drift) do not buy counterfeit card,  you will fail.

The card you chose is what I'd have picked,  and does work, and sips power, it runs fast , on 50+ games here.

Your PC is not junk and has no vacuum tubes, here is mine failing but is not computer, (a 1 gallon PA)