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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Same as Founder's Edition
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 650 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce GTX 650 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 2603 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 650.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Performs up to 163% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 650 - 129 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 1100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 - 12 vs 1 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
- Up to 67% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3060 - $99.99 vs $299.99
- Up to 12% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 3060 - $2.04 vs $2.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 65 vs 170 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.33/FPS
87%
Price, $
$299.99
33%
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 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
FPS
49
37%
Value, $/FPS
$2.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.99
100%
Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 650
Desktop • Nov 27th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
8.464 GPixel/s
9%
Texel Fillrate
33.86 GTexel/s
17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 27th, 2013 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 600 |
| $329 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 192-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
360 GB/s | Bandwidth | 80 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1058 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 or GeForce GTX 650
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-13700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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58 FPS
$17.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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23 FPS
$43.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$995
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68 FPS
$18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$950.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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23 FPS
$53.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$25.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$16.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$699.99
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42 FPS
$33.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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