GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

Place in performance ranking	257	97
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.34	33.00
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N18P-G62	GA106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$892	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 8 GB has 80% better value for money than GTX 1650 Ti Mobile.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1024	3584
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1485 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	6,600 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	95.04	199.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	240.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.140	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 20.19

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.83
+97.3%

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GTX 1650 Ti Mobile by 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1650 Ti Mobile 7796

RTX 3060 8 GB 15384
+97.3%

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms GTX 1650 Ti Mobile by 97% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	58 −89.7%	110−120 +89.7%
1440p	47 −91.5%	90−95 +91.5%
4K	23 −95.7%	45−50 +95.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−119%

59
+119%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −103%	61 +103%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −104%	49 +104%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −120%	65−70 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −121%	53 +121%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −119%	46 +119%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −130%	69 +130%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 −110%	84 +110%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Hitman 3	24−27 −113%	51 +113%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −109%	115 +109%
Metro Exodus	45−50 −102%	91 +102%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −110%	44 +110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −111%	95 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −100%	60 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −119%	46 +119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −100%	32 +100%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −120%	65−70 +120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −124%	47 +124%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −100%	36 +100%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −115%	58 +115%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −119%	59 +119%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Hitman 3	21−24 −114%	45 +114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −100%	180 +100%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −127%	68 +127%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −100%	42 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −114%	75 +114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −106%	72 +106%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −103%	183 +103%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −125%	27 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −114%	15 +114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −121%	31 +121%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −113%	34 +113%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −117%	39 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −113%	64 +113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −110%	63 +110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −117%	39 +117%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −120%	22 +120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−128%

41
+128%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −122%	40−45 +122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −117%	24−27 +117%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −100%	16 +100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −113%	30−35 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −117%	35−40 +117%
Hitman 3	14−16 −100%	28 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −128%	40−45 +128%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −111%	35−40 +111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −100%	40−45 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −130%	21−24 +130%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−106%

30−35
+106%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −100%	20 +100%
Hitman 3	8−9 −100%	16 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −100%	18 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −108%	25 +108%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −100%	12 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −100%	27−30 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−100%

18−20

+100%

This is how GTX 1650 Ti Mobile and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 8 GB is 90% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 91% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 8 GB is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.19	39.83
Recency	2 April 2020	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	170 Watt