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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
34Inno Score
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.6Inno Score
23.3Rasterization22.4
20Ray Tracing20
32.8Memoryspec-based25.4
83.8Efficiencyspec-based88.9
28.8Compute24.3
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB3 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB scores 34 against 32.6 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

  • Stronger compute score: 29 vs 24
  • 50% higher VRAM: 6 GB vs 4 GB
  • 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
  • 50% higher bandwidth: 192 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
  • 43% higher Shading units: 1,280 vs 896

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

  • 37% lower TDP: 75 W vs 120 W
  • 25% lower process: 12 nm vs 16 nm
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $249

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA 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 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Shading units1,280+43%896
Base clock1,506 MHz+1%1,485 MHz
Boost clock1,709 MHz+3%1,665 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
VRAM6 GB+50%4 GB
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus width192 bit+50%128 bit
Bandwidth192 GB/s+50%128 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
3DMark Time Spy4,204+18%Bottom 9%3,562Bottom 4%
PassMark G3D10,018+27%Bottom 13%7,868Bottom 7%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Upscaling—NIS (driver-level)

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