GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs GTX 1650

Place in the ranking	269	214
Place by popularity	3	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	38.91	no data
Power efficiency	18.67	28.70
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	896	2560
Core clock speed	1485 MHz	1237 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	1492 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	93.24	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.984 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	56	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 20.43

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 25.13
+23%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1650 13645

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 17421
+27.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1650 9203

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 11960
+30%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1650 50549

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 72486
+43.4%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1650 373333

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile 500518
+34.1%

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	69 −1.4%	70 +1.4%
1440p	39 +5.4%	37 −5.4%
4K	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.16	no data
1440p	3.82	no data
4K	6.77	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−153%

81
+153%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 −3.8%	55−60 +3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +9.3%	40−45 −9.3%
Battlefield 5	79 −3.8%	80−85 +3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	52 +2%	50−55 −2%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −100%	64 +100%
Far Cry 5	64 +10.3%	55−60 −10.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	80 +23.1%	65−70 −23.1%
Forza Horizon 4	229 +56.8%	140−150 −56.8%
Hitman 3	49 −4.1%	50−55 +4.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	292 +154%	110−120 −154%
Metro Exodus	101 +17.4%	85−90 −17.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	77 +18.5%	65−70 −18.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	115 +35.3%	85−90 −35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	224 +117%	100−110 −117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	83 +50.9%	55−60 −50.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 −22.9%	40−45 +22.9%
Battlefield 5	72 −13.9%	80−85 +13.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	46 −10.9%	50−55 +10.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −43.8%	46 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	52 −11.5%	55−60 +11.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	56 −16.1%	65−70 +16.1%
Forza Horizon 4	201 +37.7%	140−150 −37.7%
Hitman 3	47 −8.5%	50−55 +8.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260 +126%	110−120 −126%
Metro Exodus	71 −21.1%	85−90 +21.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55 −18.2%	65−70 +18.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	74 −16.2%	86 +16.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −17.4%	50−55 +17.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	206 +100%	100−110 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 −120%	55−60 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −231%	40−45 +231%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8 −538%	50−55 +538%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −21.9%	39 +21.9%
Far Cry 5	39 −48.7%	55−60 +48.7%
Forza Horizon 4	65 −125%	140−150 +125%
Hitman 3	41 −24.4%	50−55 +24.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 −91.7%	110−120 +91.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	62 −22.6%	76 +22.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 −19%	50 +19%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 −390%	100−110 +390%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−20.4%

65−70
+20.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	42 −14.3%	45−50 +14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	36 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 −44.4%	24−27 +44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −21.7%	27−30 +21.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	24 −20.8%	27−30 +20.8%
Forza Horizon 4	122 −18%	140−150 +18%
Hitman 3	27 −11.1%	30−33 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	43 −20.9%	50−55 +20.9%
Metro Exodus	41 −17.1%	45−50 +17.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 −26.7%	57 +26.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −54.2%	37 +54.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 +2.8%	140−150 −2.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−20%

40−45
+20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20 −25%	24−27 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −17.6%	20−22 +17.6%
Hitman 3	13 −53.8%	20−22 +53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	41 −215%	120−130 +215%
Metro Exodus	27 −3.7%	27−30 +3.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5 −160%	12−14 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	12 −16.7%	14−16 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30 −13.3%	30−35 +13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	26 −19.2%	30−35 +19.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−29.4%

21−24
+29.4%

This is how GTX 1650 and RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 1% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 is 5% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 23% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1650 is 154% faster.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is 538% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1650 is ahead in 15 tests (21%)
RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is ahead in 57 tests (79%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.43	25.13
Recency	23 April 2019	6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	60 Watt

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.