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[Comparison] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (60W) vs GeForce GTX 1650 – Entry gaming has never looked better
While we love to compare and play with high-end graphics cards on a daily basis, not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The entry market is where most gamers look for their next device, mostly because of budgetary reasons.
However, this doesn’t mean that they can’t have a great time, as budget GPUs have gotten really good nowadays. Today’s comparison attests to that, as we have the new RTX 3050 go against its predecessor, the GTX 1650.
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You can find more information about both GPUs here: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop)
Specs table
| RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | GTX 1650 (Laptop) | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Lithography | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| Base / Max Frequency | 713MHz / 1545MHz | 1395MHz / 1560MHz |
| Memory Type | GDDR6-1500MHz | GDDR6-8000MHz |
| Memory capacity | 4GB | 4GB |
| Cores | 2048 | 1024 |
| Power Consumption | 60W | 50W |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/sec | 128 GB/sec |
GPU benchmarks
All of the synthetic benchmarks went in favor of the RTX 3050, which is to be expected, as it brings a newer architecture, more cores, and a slightly higher TDP. The Ampere GPU performed 44%, 45%, and 56% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively.
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
| Far Cry 5 | Full HD, Normal (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Ultra (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 83 fps (+46%) | 78 fps (+47%) | 72 fps (+44%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 57 fps | 53 fps | 50 fps |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 115 fps (+25%) | 96 fps (+32%) | 53 fps (+43%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 92 fps | 73 fps | 37 fps |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | Full HD, Lowest (Check settings) | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 82 fps (+32%) | 70 fps (+46%) | 64 fps (+42%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 62 fps | 48 fps | 45 fps |
| Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands | Full HD, Medium (Check settings) | Full HD, High (Check settings) | Full HD, Very High(Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 76 fps (+46%) | 69 fps (+44%) | 59 fps (+41%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 52 fps | 48 fps | 42 fps |
External display gaming
| ARK: Survival Evolved | Full HD, Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Epic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 128 fps (+35%) | 64 fps (+56%) | 50 fps (+52%) | 32 fps (+39%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 95 fps | 41 fps | 33 fps | 23 fps |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Full HD, Minimum | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 78 fps (+22%) | 50 fps (+39%) | 24 fps (+20%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 64 fps | 36 fps | 20 fps |
| GTA V | Full HD, Normal | Full HD, High | Full HD, Very High | Full HD, Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 142 fps | 118 fps (+28%) | 67 fps (+37%) | 41 fps (+41%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 171 fps (+20%) | 92 fps | 49 fps | 29 fps |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | Full HD, Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 84 fps (+20%) | 75 fps (+23%) | 63 fps (+24%) | 35 fps (+9%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 70 fps | 61 fps | 51 fps | 32 fps |
| Far Cry New Dawn | Full HD, Low | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 84 fps (+11%) | 74 fps (+19%) | 66 fps (+18%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 76 fps | 62 fps | 56 fps |
| For Honor | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 111 fps (+37%) | 106 fps (+36%) | 84 fps (+45%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 81 fps | 78 fps | 60 fps |
| Borderlands 3 | Full HD, Very Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Badass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 99 fps (+10%) | 80 fps (+29%) | 56 fps (+40%) | 42 fps (+45%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 90 fps | 62 fps | 40 fps | 29 fps |
| PUBG | Full HD, Very Low | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 145 fps (+21%) | 124 fps (+51%) | 115 fps (+64%) | 98 fps (+61%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 120 fps | 82 fps | 70 fps | 61 fps |
| Overwatch | Full HD, Low | Full HD, High | Full HD, Epic |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 186 fps | 164 fps (+24%) | 120 fps (+48%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 211 fps (+13%) | 132 fps | 81 fps |
| TC: Rainbow Six Siegge | Full HD, Medium | Full HD, High | Full HD, Very High | Full HD, Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) | 170 fps | 156 fps (+13%) | 156 fps (+25%) | 155 fps (+40%) |
| GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 202 fps (+19%) | 138 fps | 125 fps | 111 fps |
Conclusion
As you can see from the results below, the RTX 3050 is the superior card. It performed better both in the synthetic and the real-life gaming benchmarks, with percentage increases in the double digits. This was to be expected, however, as the Ampere architecture has done nothing but solidify itself as the best in the mobile gaming world. Still, there is a market for the GTX 1650. If you are a person who plays occasionally and doesn’t need the best and most recent tech, the GTX 1650 has enough performance to give you what you seek. Along with that, laptops with it can be found for really good prices.
