GeForce GTX 1650 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which features GPU core speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also features 3584 SPUs, 112 TAUs, and 48 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1650		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
	Difference: 95 Watts (127%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 3060 is 181% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1650 overall, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1650		131072 MB/sec
	Difference: 237568 (181%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 should be much (about 78%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 1650. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1650		83160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 64680 (78%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 is a lot (approximately 33%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce GTX 1650, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1650		47520 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15840 (33%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.