GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB vs GTX 650

VS

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking651not rated
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.23no data
Power efficiency4.84no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)6 July 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3842048
Core clock speed1058 MHz622 MHz
Boost clock speedno data990 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate33.8663.36
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS4.055 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3264
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length147 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR596 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s144.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2012 6 July 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 35 Watt

RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB has an age advantage of 9 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 82.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GeForce GTX 650
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB
GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6 3822 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 650 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.7 11 votes

Rate GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.