NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

Videocard is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1995.6x more texture fill rate: 67.65 GTexel/s vs 33.9 billion / sec
5.3x more pipelines: 2048 vs 384
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 28 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
300x more memory clock speed: 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) vs 5.0 GB/s
3.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6831 vs 1749
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 403 vs 368
11.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 50663 vs 4493
13.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 165.993 vs 12.582
5.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1980.866 vs 364.463
11.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 14.641 vs 1.254
7.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 135.641 vs 18.386
31.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 745.481 vs 23.499
5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 15760 vs 2663
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8923 vs 3478
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8045 vs 3332
5.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 15760 vs 2663
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8923 vs 3478
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8045 vs 3332

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2021 vs 27 November 2013
Texture fill rate	67.65 GTexel/s vs 33.9 billion / sec
Pipelines	2048 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	6831 vs 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark	403 vs 368
Geekbench - OpenCL	50663 vs 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	165.993 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1980.866 vs 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	14.641 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	135.641 vs 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	745.481 vs 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	15760 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8923 vs 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8045 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	15760 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8923 vs 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	8045 vs 3332

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Around 49% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 712 MHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 29% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 545 vs 421

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 712 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	545 vs 421

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

6831

1749

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

403

368

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

50663

4493

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

165.993

12.582

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1980.866

364.463

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

14.641

1.254

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

135.641

18.386

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

745.481

23.499

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15760

2663

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8923

3478

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8045

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15760

2663

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8923

3478

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

8045

3332

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

421

545

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark	6831	1749
PassMark - G2D Mark	403	368
Geekbench - OpenCL	50663	4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	165.993	12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1980.866	364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	14.641	1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	135.641	18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	745.481	23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	15760	2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8923	3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8045	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	15760	2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8923	3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	8045	3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	421	545

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Kepler
Code name	GA107	GK106
Launch date	2021	27 November 2013
Place in performance rating	248	1003
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$144.81
Value for money (0-100)		16.05
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1057 MHz
Core clock speed	712 MHz	1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	67.65 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	4.329 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	4.329 TFLOPS
Pipelines	2048	384
Pixel fill rate	42.28 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	67.65 GTexel/s	33.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	64 Watt
CUDA cores		384
Floating-point performance		812.5 gflops
Transistor count		2,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Width	IGP
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.38" (11.1 cm)
Length		5.70" (14.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Shader Model	6.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective)	5.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA