NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
VS
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

136
Place in performance rating
not rated
58.53
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Pascal
Architecture
Turing
GP106
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
18 August 2016 (5 years ago)
Release date
1 April 2020 (1 year ago)
$199
Launch price (MSRP)
$149
$441 (2.2x MSRP)
Price now
$551 (3.7x MSRP)
30.53
Value for money
no data
GP106
GPU code name
TU117
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

1152
Pipelines
no data
1506 MHz
Core clock speed
no data
1708 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
4,400 million
Transistor count
no data
16 nm
Manufacturing process technology
12 nm
120 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
123.0
Texture fill rate
89.04
3,935 gflops
Floating-point performance
no data
1152
Pipelines / CUDA cores
896
1708 MHz
Boost clock speed
1590 MHz
4,400 million
Number of transistors
4,700 million
120 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
75 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
250 mm
Length
229 mm
1x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR6
3 GB
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
128 Bit
8008 MHz
Memory clock speed
12000 MHz
192.2 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6, the size and number of monitors.

1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 is the additional functionality.

no data
CUDA
7.5

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
+
Vulkan
1.2.140
no data
Shader Model
6.5
no data
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

45.4% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($441 (2.2x MSRP) vs $551 (3.7x MSRP))

More memory bandwidth (192.2 GB/s vs 192.0 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6

Finer manufacturing process technology (12 nm vs 16 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 3 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB versus GeForce GTX 1650 GDDR6 performance benchmarks comparison

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