GeForce RTX 3060 vs GTX 650 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 650 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
6.57

RTX 3060 outperforms GTX 650 Ti by a whopping 576% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking57182
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.1070.36
Power efficiency4.1218.03
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK106GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 3250% better value for money than GTX 650 Ti.

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 cores7683584
Core clock speed928 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt170 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.39199.0
Floating-point processing power1.425 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs64112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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
Length145 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s360.0 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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 6.57
RTX 3060 44.43
+576%

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 2527
RTX 3060 17085
+576%

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 3430
RTX 3060 21379
+523%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 650 Ti 7971
RTX 3060 88251
+1007%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 650 Ti 8199
RTX 3060 89918
+997%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 650 Ti 6223
RTX 3060 98715
+1486%

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 HD18−20
−578%
122
+578%
1440p10−12
−620%
72
+620%
4K7−8
−614%
50
+614%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.28
−207%
2.70
+207%
1440p14.90
−226%
4.57
+226%
4K21.29
−223%
6.58
+223%
  • RTX 3060 has 207% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 has 226% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 has 223% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+0%
79
+0%
Elden Ring 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 226
+0%
226
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Elden Ring 149
+0%
149
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180
+0%
180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+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 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 154
+0%
154
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Elden Ring 85
+0%
85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Elden Ring 44
+0%
44
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82
+0%
82
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GTX 650 Ti and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 578% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 620% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 614% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.57 44.43
Recency 9 October 2012 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 170 Watt

GTX 650 Ti has 54.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 576.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 Ti in performance tests.


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

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