GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GTX 650 Ti Boost

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 650 Ti Boost
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 134 Watt
8.75

RTX 3070 Ti outperforms GTX 650 Ti Boost by a whopping 599% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking49432
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2451.93
Power efficiency4.5014.51
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK106GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2013 (11 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 Ti has 1503% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti Boost.

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 cores7686144
Core clock speed980 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt290 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.05339.8
Floating-point processing power1.585 TFLOPS21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs64192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s608.3 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.6

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 650 Ti Boost 8.75
RTX 3070 Ti 61.14
+599%

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 650 Ti Boost 3364
RTX 3070 Ti 23507
+599%

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 650 Ti Boost 4390
RTX 3070 Ti 37663
+758%

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 HD24−27
−633%
176
+633%
1440p12−14
−683%
94
+683%
4K8−9
−675%
62
+675%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.04
−107%
3.40
+107%
1440p14.08
−121%
6.37
+121%
4K21.13
−119%
9.66
+119%
  • RTX 3070 Ti has 107% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti has 121% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti has 119% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 193
+0%
193
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 174
+0%
174
+0%
Elden Ring 195
+0%
195
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 152
+0%
152
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 398
+0%
398
+0%
Metro Exodus 173
+0%
173
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 131
+0%
131
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Dota 2 198
+0%
198
+0%
Elden Ring 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Far Cry 5 162
+0%
162
+0%
Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 316
+0%
316
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+0%
173
+0%
Metro Exodus 138
+0%
138
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 114
+0%
114
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+0%
56
+0%
Dota 2 230
+0%
230
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+0%
274
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 137
+0%
137
+0%
Elden Ring 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
World of Tanks 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 71
+0%
71
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 205
+0%
205
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Elden Ring 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 147
+0%
147
+0%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+0%
147
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Dota 2 194
+0%
194
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 119
+0%
119
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

This is how GTX 650 Ti Boost and RTX 3070 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is 633% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 683% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 675% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.75 61.14
Recency 26 March 2013 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 290 Watt

GTX 650 Ti Boost has 116.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 598.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost in performance tests.


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