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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 RTX 3050
- Performs up to 102% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 650 - 95 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 650 - $1.89 vs $2.13 per FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 - 8 vs 1 GB
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
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/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
Highest
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3050
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
8.464 GPixel/s
14%
Texel Fillrate
33.86 GTexel/s
23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 27th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 600 |
| $249 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80 GB/s |
1552 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1058 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3050 or GeForce GTX 650
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
75 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3050
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
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Core i7-13700
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