NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

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GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER compared with GeForce RTX 3050

	NVIDIAGeForce GTX 1650 SUPER	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3050
Overview
Released
Released	November 2019	January 2022
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Turing	Ampere
Shader cores
Shader cores	1,280	2,560 or 2,304
Boost clock
Boost clock	1,725 MHz	1,780 MHz or 1,470 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	Main figures follow NVIDIA's reference specifications; no Founders Edition was sold. The photo shows MSI's GTX 1650 SUPER VENTUS XS OC, with a 1740 MHz boost clock rather than the reference 1725 MHz.	NVIDIA reference GPU figures; photo shows PNY's stock-clock 8 GB VERTO Dual Fan partner card. The 6 GB revision went on sale on 2 February 2024. NVIDIA also lists different OEM clocks and core counts; a complete independent OEM specification is not published here.
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	No dedicated RT Cores	Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
AI cores	No Tensor Cores	Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	No NVIDIA DLSS	NVIDIA DLSS upscaling
Base clock
Base clock	1530 MHz reference	Original 8 GB is 1.55 GHz and 6 GB is 1.04 GHz on NVIDIA's rounded table; PNY specifies 1,552 MHz and 1,042 MHz respectively. NVIDIA rounds the original boost to 1.78 GHz; PNY gives 1,777 MHz.
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	4 GB GDDR6	8 GB GDDR6 or 6 GB GDDR6
Memory bus
Memory bus	128-bit	128-bit or 96-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	224 GB/s or –
Memory detail
Memory detail	12 Gbps GDDR6; numerical bandwidth omitted because the maker sources used do not publish it.	PNY specifies 14 Gbps GDDR6 for both capacities. Its original 8 GB page publishes 224 GB/sec bandwidth; the 6 GB PDF labels its bandwidth figure as Gbps, so an unambiguous numeric bandwidth is omitted for that revision.
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	100 W	130 W or 70 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	1 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.0b and 1 × dual-link DVI-D; up to 3 displays; HDCP 2.2 (MSI VENTUS XS OC)	PNY 8 GB VERTO has 3 × DisplayPort 1.4a and 1 × HDMI 2.1; PNY 6 GB VERTO lists DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 and DVI-DL, for 3 displays. Check the chosen partner card.
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	7680 × 4320 (MSI VENTUS XS OC)	7680 × 4320 on PNY's specifications; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR, 8K 60 Hz HDR and variable refresh rate
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 6-pin	Original reference specification and PNY 8 GB VERTO require 1 × 8-pin; NVIDIA and PNY specify no auxiliary connector for the 6 GB version
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	350 W	NVIDIA specifies 550 W for the original 8 GB card and 300 W for 6 GB; requirements depend on the rest of the system
Slot width
Slot width	–	Partner designs vary; PNY's pictured 8 GB VERTO and its 6 GB VERTO are dual-slot cards
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	180 × 115 × 42 mm and 532 g (pictured MSI VENTUS XS OC). NVIDIA lists reference dimensions of 160 × 115 mm, two slots; actual partner boards vary.	No Founders Edition card; pictured PNY 8 GB VERTO is 8.99 × 4.49 × 1.71 inches. PNY 6 GB VERTO is 186.2 × 113 × 38.50 mm.
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	Turing NVENC encoder	PNY specifies seventh-generation NVIDIA Encoder and fifth-generation Decoder; its 8 GB board is PCIe 4.0 x8 and 6 GB is PCIe 4.0 x16 with x8 active