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MSRP in USD: $249
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3050 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 650 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3050 is 2960 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 650.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
- Up to 44% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3050 - $99.99 vs $179.99
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
- Performs up to 105% better in The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 650 - 41 vs 20 FPS
- Up to 12% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 650 - $4.39 vs $5.0 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 - 8 vs 1 GB
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR
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GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
41
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$179.99
55%
FPS and Value Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X WINDFORCE Fans, 6GB GDDR6 96-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050EAGLE OC-6GD Video Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
8.464 GPixel/s
14%
Texel Fillrate
33.86 GTexel/s
23%
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| GeForce 600 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
| 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
| 80 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224 GB/s |
| 1058 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1552 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1250 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 650 or GeForce RTX 3050
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
$23.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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28 FPS
$28.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$27.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$27.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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38 FPS
$30.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-13700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$25.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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42 FPS
$55.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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33 FPS
$25.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$27.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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