NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 109% to 520%, including 127% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,555 vs 3,773). On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER generates 195.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) 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 GTX 1650 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER. Both released in 2019. MSRP range: $149 · $399. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
*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
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 4 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 75 | 175 |
| cuda cores | 896 | 2176 |
| rt cores | — | 34 |
| tensor cores | — | 272 |
| process nm | — | 12 |
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, HWPure, TopCPU, HWBOT and PassMark; 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.
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
9,068 points | 19,984 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, HWPure |
— | 4,977 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck |
320 points | 1,984 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 Graphics (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
— | 1,984 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, TopCPU, HWBOT |
3,773 points | 8,555 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
552 pts | — |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
7,870 pts | 16,468 points |
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.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
- qwen3:0.6b: 47.1 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- gemma-4-e2b-it:q4_0: 40.0 tok/s (Medium (personal benchmark))
- llama3.2:1b: 14.0 tok/s (WillItRunAI)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
- llama3.2:1b: 195.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama2:7b: 64.6 tok/s (KnightLi llama.cpp GPU Benchmark Scoreboard)
- ministral:8b: 62.5 tok/s (Ian L. Paterson Blog)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 109% to 520%, including 127% in 3DMark Time Spy (8,555 vs 3,773).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER generates 195.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) against 14.0 for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (per WillItRunAI), best community run on file for each.
What did the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 launched at a $149 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER at $399. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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