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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 78% to 518%, including 132% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,747 vs 3,773). On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 211.9 tokens/s (per TyoLab) against 14.0 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (per WillItRunAI), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Released 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB), 2019 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650). MSRP range: $329 · $149. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
vram gb 124
vram type GDDR6GDDR5
tdp w 17075
cuda cores 3584896

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, 3DMark, Legit Reviews, Wccftech, HEXUS, Geekbench Browser, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark		 21,653 points9,068 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews, 3DMark, Wccftech		 5,074 points—
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 2,192 points—
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck		 1,976 points320 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, HEXUS		 8,747 points3,773 points
3DMark Time Spy (overall score) (higher is better)
Source: Legit Reviews		 9,755 points—
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 82,071 points—
Geekbench 6 Vulkan (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 91,383 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 984 pts552 pts
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 16,969 pts7,870 pts
Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 12 rank—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 78% to 518%, including 132% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,747 vs 3,773).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB generates 211.9 tokens/s (per TyoLab) against 14.0 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (per WillItRunAI), best community run on file for each.

What did the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 cost at launch?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB launched at a $329 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 at $149. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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