NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 92% to 1010%, including 280% in 3DMark Time Spy (14,354 vs 3,773). On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti generates 297.0 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 3070 Ti. Released 2019 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650), 2021 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti). MSRP range: $149 · $599. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
*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 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 4 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| tdp w | 75 | 290 |
| cuda cores | 896 | 6144 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, 3DMark, Beebom, HWBOT, CpuTronic, TopCPU 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 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
9,068 points | 26,516 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Beebom, 3DMark |
— | 8,717 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, 3DMark |
— | 3,710 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Notebookcheck, HWBOT, CpuTronic |
320 points | 3,552 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 15,570 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Beebom, 3DMark, Digital Trends, TopCPU |
3,773 points | 14,354 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Beebom |
— | 7,526 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 14,931 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
552 pts | 1,061 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
7,870 pts | 23,253 pts |
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 3070 Ti
- llama3.2:1b: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 297.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
Quick answers
Which is faster, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 92% to 1010%, including 280% in 3DMark Time Spy (14,354 vs 3,773).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.2:1b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti generates 297.0 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 3070 Ti cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 launched at a $149 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at $599. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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