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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$319.99
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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $149
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 1650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 630 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1650.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 61% better in The Last of Us Part I than GeForce GTX 1650 - 50 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - 12 vs 4 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- Up to 48% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $154.99 vs $296.97
- Up to 16% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than GeForce RTX 3060 - $5.0 vs $5.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 75 vs 170 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
50
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.94/FPS
84%
Price, $
$296.97
52%
FPS Winner
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD Video Card
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GeForce GTX 1650
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
31
62%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$154.99
100%
Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1650 128-Bit HDMI/DP/DVI 4GB GDRR6 HDCP Support DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (GTX 1650 D6 Ventus XS OCV3)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 1650
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 1650
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Pixel Fillrate
53.28 GPixel/s
62%
Texel Fillrate
93.24 GTexel/s
46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 16 |
| $329 | MSRP | $149 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1485 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1665 MHz |
| 1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2001 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 1650
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$25.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$28.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$28.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,149
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42 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$21.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899
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37 FPS
$43.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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38 FPS
$23.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
$28.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,253.99
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42 FPS
$30.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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52 FPS
$49.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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