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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
32.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
53.9Inno Score
21.7Rasterization49.3
20Ray Tracing42.1
25.4Memoryspec-based59.2
88.9Efficiencyspec-based64.3
24.1Compute64.5
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 165011 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 53.9 to 32.3, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+40) and rasterization (+28). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650

  • 79% lower TDP: 75 W vs 350 W
  • Lower launch price: $149 vs $1,199

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 49 vs 22
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 42 vs 20
  • Stronger compute score: 65 vs 24
  • 1043% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 896
  • 613% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 128 GB/s

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Announced20192021
ArchitectureTuringAmpere
Process12 nm8 nm+33%
TDP75 W+79%350 W
Power connectorNone (slot-powered)1x 12-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Shading units89610,240+1043%
RT cores—80
Tensor / AI cores—320
Base clock1,485 MHz+9%1,365 MHz
Boost clock1,665 MHz1,665 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
VRAM4 GB12 GB+200%
VRAM typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Bus width128 bit384 bit+200%
Bandwidth128 GB/s912 GB/s+613%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
3DMark Time Spy3,600Bottom 5%19,200+433%Top 26%
3DMark Speed Way—5,150Top 33%
PassMark G3D7,700Bottom 5%25,800+235%Top 17%
1080p Ultra31 fpsBottom 2%155 fps+400%Top 38%
1440p Ultra22 fpsBottom 2%118 fps+436%Top 34%
4K Ultra11 fpsBottom 2%66 fps+500%Top 32%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
UpscalingNIS (driver-level)DLSS 4 (no FG)

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