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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

WINNER
33.1Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.6Inno Score
22.8Rasterization22.4
20Ray Tracing20
29.3Memoryspec-based25.4
83.8Efficiencyspec-based88.9
28Compute24.3
7 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB scores 33.1 against 32.6 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

  • Stronger compute score: 28 vs 24
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
  • 50% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
  • 29% higher Shading units: 1,152 vs 896
  • 25% higher PassMark G3D: 9,859 vs 7,868

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • 33% higher VRAM: 4 GB vs 3 GB
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $199

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Announced20162019
ArchitecturePascalTuring
Process16 nm12 nm+25%
TDP120 W75 W+37%
Power connector1x 6-pinNone (slot-powered)

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Shading units1,152+29%896
Base clock1,506 MHz+1%1,485 MHz
Boost clock1,708 MHz+3%1,665 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM3 GB4 GB+33%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width192 bit+50%128 bit
Bandwidth192 GB/s+50%128 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
3DMark Time Spy3,864+8%Bottom 14%3,562Bottom 10%
PassMark G3D9,859+25%Bottom 17%7,868Bottom 11%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
UpscalingNoneNIS (driver-level)

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