[Comparison] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (60W) vs GeForce GTX 1650 – Entry gaming has never looked better

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (60W) vs GeForce GTX 1650 - Entry gaming has never looked better

From: Severin Kolakov 15 September 2021 / 06:00 | 0

While we love to compare and play with high-end graphics cards on a daily basis, not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The entry market is where most gamers look for their next device, mostly because of budgetary reasons.

However, this doesn’t mean that they can’t have a great time, as budget GPUs have gotten really good nowadays. Today’s comparison attests to that, as we have the new RTX 3050 go against its predecessor, the GTX 1650.

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You can find more information about both GPUs here: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop)

Specs table

	RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	GTX 1650 (Laptop)
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Base / Max Frequency	713MHz / 1545MHz	1395MHz / 1560MHz
Memory Type	GDDR6-1500MHz	GDDR6-8000MHz
Memory capacity	4GB	4GB
Cores	2048	1024
Power Consumption	60W	50W
Memory bus	128-bit	128-bit
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/sec	128 GB/sec

GPU benchmarks

All of the synthetic benchmarks went in favor of the RTX 3050, which is to be expected, as it brings a newer architecture, more cores, and a slightly higher TDP. The Ampere GPU performed 44%, 45%, and 56% better in 3DMark Fire Strike, Unigine Heaven 4.0, and Unigine Superposition, respectively.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) MSI Katana GF66

4693

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) ASUS ROG G531

$999^.00

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) MSI Katana GF66

12540

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) ASUS ROG G531

$999^.00

8730

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W) MSI Katana GF66

2729

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) ASUS ROG G531

$999^.00

1747

Gaming tests

Far Cry 5	Full HD, Normal (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Ultra (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	83 fps (+46%)	78 fps (+47%)	72 fps (+44%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	57 fps	53 fps	50 fps

rise-of-the-tomb-raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, Very High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	115 fps (+25%)	96 fps (+32%)	53 fps (+43%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	92 fps	73 fps	37 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	Full HD, Lowest (Check settings)	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	82 fps (+32%)	70 fps (+46%)	64 fps (+42%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	62 fps	48 fps	45 fps

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands	Full HD, Medium (Check settings)	Full HD, High (Check settings)	Full HD, Very High(Check settings)
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	76 fps (+46%)	69 fps (+44%)	59 fps (+41%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	52 fps	48 fps	42 fps

External display gaming

ARK: Survival Evolved	Full HD, Low	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Epic
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	128 fps (+35%)	64 fps (+56%)	50 fps (+52%)	32 fps (+39%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	95 fps	41 fps	33 fps	23 fps

Red Dead Redemption 2	Full HD, Minimum	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	78 fps (+22%)	50 fps (+39%)	24 fps (+20%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	64 fps	36 fps	20 fps

GTA V	Full HD, Normal	Full HD, High	Full HD, Very High	Full HD, Max
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	142 fps	118 fps (+28%)	67 fps (+37%)	41 fps (+41%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	171 fps (+20%)	92 fps	49 fps	29 fps

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey	Full HD, Low	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	84 fps (+20%)	75 fps (+23%)	63 fps (+24%)	35 fps (+9%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	70 fps	61 fps	51 fps	32 fps

Far Cry New Dawn	Full HD, Low	Full HD, High	Full HD, Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	84 fps (+11%)	74 fps (+19%)	66 fps (+18%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	76 fps	62 fps	56 fps

For Honor	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Extreme
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	111 fps (+37%)	106 fps (+36%)	84 fps (+45%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	81 fps	78 fps	60 fps

Borderlands 3	Full HD, Very Low	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Badass
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	99 fps (+10%)	80 fps (+29%)	56 fps (+40%)	42 fps (+45%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	90 fps	62 fps	40 fps	29 fps

PUBG	Full HD, Very Low	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	145 fps (+21%)	124 fps (+51%)	115 fps (+64%)	98 fps (+61%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	120 fps	82 fps	70 fps	61 fps

Overwatch	Full HD, Low	Full HD, High	Full HD, Epic
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	186 fps	164 fps (+24%)	120 fps (+48%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	211 fps (+13%)	132 fps	81 fps

TC: Rainbow Six Siegge	Full HD, Medium	Full HD, High	Full HD, Very High	Full HD, Ultra
GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 60W)	170 fps	156 fps (+13%)	156 fps (+25%)	155 fps (+40%)
GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop)	202 fps (+19%)	138 fps	125 fps	111 fps

Conclusion

As you can see from the results below, the RTX 3050 is the superior card. It performed better both in the synthetic and the real-life gaming benchmarks, with percentage increases in the double digits. This was to be expected, however, as the Ampere architecture has done nothing but solidify itself as the best in the mobile gaming world. Still, there is a market for the GTX 1650. If you are a person who plays occasionally and doesn’t need the best and most recent tech, the GTX 1650 has enough performance to give you what you seek. Along with that, laptops with it can be found for really good prices.