GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile vs GTX 1650

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1650 with GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1650
2019
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
20.48

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms GTX 1650 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking271169
Place by popularity369
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.40no data
Power efficiency18.7928.08
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117GA106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years 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 cores8963840
Core clock speed1485 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz1425 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate93.24171.0
Floating-point processing power2.984 TFLOPS10.94 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs56120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s336.0 GB/s
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.6

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 20.48
RTX 3060 Mobile 32.64
+59.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 1650 7874
RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+59.4%

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 3060 Mobile 27419
+101%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1650 44694
RTX 3060 Mobile 57333
+28.3%

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 3060 Mobile 20609
+124%

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 3060 Mobile 104826
+107%

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 3060 Mobile 466087
+24.8%

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 HD69
−43.5%
99
+43.5%
1440p40
−62.5%
65
+62.5%
4K23
−82.6%
42
+82.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.16no data
1440p3.73no data
4K6.48no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−151%
103
+151%
Elden Ring 65−70
−70.8%
110−120
+70.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 66
−40.9%
90−95
+40.9%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−376%
81
+376%
Forza Horizon 4 94
−107%
195
+107%
Metro Exodus 66
−42.4%
94
+42.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+14.9%
65−70
−14.9%
Valorant 85
−52.9%
130−140
+52.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75
−24%
90−95
+24%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−75.7%
65−70
+75.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
−379%
67
+379%
Dota 2 82
−51.2%
124
+51.2%
Elden Ring 65−70
−132%
151
+132%
Far Cry 5 90
+12.5%
80
−12.5%
Fortnite 82
−84.1%
150−160
+84.1%
Forza Horizon 4 74
−114%
158
+114%
Grand Theft Auto V 75
−61.3%
121
+61.3%
Metro Exodus 44
−77.3%
78
+77.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−34.3%
180−190
+34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
−100%
56
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−73.4%
110−120
+73.4%
Valorant 46
−120%
101
+120%
World of Tanks 230−240
−17.9%
270−280
+17.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
−69.1%
90−95
+69.1%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−64.9%
61
+64.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
−392%
59
+392%
Dota 2 92
−34.8%
124
+34.8%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−30.9%
85−90
+30.9%
Forza Horizon 4 62
−126%
140
+126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 61
−202%
180−190
+202%
Valorant 70
−146%
172
+146%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
−134%
75
+134%
Elden Ring 30−35
−138%
81
+138%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−127%
75
+127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−1.7%
170−180
+1.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−135%
40
+135%
World of Tanks 130−140
−51.1%
210−220
+51.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 38
−65.8%
60−65
+65.8%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
−429%
37
+429%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−116%
121
+116%
Forza Horizon 4 45
−124%
101
+124%
Metro Exodus 41
−107%
85
+107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−89.3%
50−55
+89.3%
Valorant 40
−253%
141
+253%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Dota 2 29
−152%
73
+152%
Elden Ring 14−16
−180%
42
+180%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−152%
73
+152%
Metro Exodus 12
−158%
31
+158%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−66.1%
100−110
+66.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−69.2%
22
+69.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−152%
73
+152%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18
−100%
35−40
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−433%
16
+433%
Dota 2 59
−61%
95
+61%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−76.9%
45−50
+76.9%
Fortnite 24−27
−72%
40−45
+72%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−131%
60
+131%
Valorant 21
−195%
62
+195%

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

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 43% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 63% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 83% faster in 4K

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1650 is 15% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 Mobile is 433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1650 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is ahead in 61 test (97%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.48 32.64
Recency 23 April 2019 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 80 Watt

GTX 1650 has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 59.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 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 3060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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