NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 25% higher core clock speed: 1320 MHz vs 1058 MHz
  • 5870.2x more texture fill rate: 199.0 GTexel/s vs 33.9 billion / sec
  • 9.3x more pipelines: 3584 vs 384
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 28 nm
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 1 GB
  • 375x more memory clock speed: 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 5.0 GB/s
  • 9.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 17107 vs 1749
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 971 vs 368
  • 19.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 88251 vs 4493
  • 23.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 299.369 vs 12.582
  • 11x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 4021.382 vs 364.463
  • 22.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 28.778 vs 1.254
  • 10.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 188.944 vs 18.386
  • 49.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1152.664 vs 23.499
  • 8.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 22495 vs 2663
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3478
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3332
  • 8.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 22495 vs 2663
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3478
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3332
  • 3.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1961 vs 545
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 27 November 2013
Core clock speed 1320 MHz vs 1058 MHz
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s vs 33.9 billion / sec
Pipelines 3584 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 vs 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 vs 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 vs 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 vs 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 vs 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 vs 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 vs 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 vs 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 vs 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 vs 545

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • 2.7x lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 170 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 64 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
17107
1749
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
971
368
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
88251
4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
299.369
12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4021.382
364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.778
1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
188.944
18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1152.664
23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22495
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3717
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1961
545
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark 17107 1749
PassMark - G2D Mark 971 368
Geekbench - OpenCL 88251 4493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 299.369 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4021.382 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 28.778 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 188.944 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1152.664 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 22495 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 22495 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1961 545

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Kepler
Code name GA106 GK106
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 27 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $109
Place in performance rating 134 1003
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $144.81
Value for money (0-100) 16.05

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1777 MHz
Core clock speed 1320 MHz 1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 199.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 12.74 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3584 384
Pixel fill rate 85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 199.0 GTexel/s 33.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt 64 Watt
Transistor count 13250 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 384
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 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

Form factor Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm (9.5 inches) 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin One 6-pin
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.3
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 360 GB/s 80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 bit 128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 1875 MHz (15 Gbps effective) 5.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA