Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
54
31
23
14
188
127
118
90
The Witcher 3
41
35
22
11
207
175
126
67
Counter-Strike 2
74
54
35
13
280
212
152
82
Far Cry 6
44
42
28
14
155
145
126
75
Hogwarts Legacy
24
20
14
n/a
131
107
84
45
COD Modern Warfare 3
37
31
18
12
172
161
124
80
Ghost of Tsushima
24
18
13
n/a
116
101
82
51
Cyberpunk 2077
26
22
13
n/a
145
131
89
43
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
47
42
27
14
242
218
170
91
Avg FPS
1080p High41182
1080p Ultra33153
1440p Ultra21119
4K Ultra1169
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
3419
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Time Spy356519900
Solar Bay1231297504
Port Royaln/a13633
Fire Strike968447520
Night Raid46016139527
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
39481
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Background Blur66.4 frames/s320.8 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s207.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.51 Gpix/sec10.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.68 Gpix/sec14.4 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur1.87 Gpix/sec11.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.49 Gpix/sec1.48 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching187.9 Gpix/sec984.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5261.5 fps27764.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
7880
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
G2D Mark5651060
DirectX 1158 fps220 fps
DirectX 1235 fps110 fps
GPU Compute3058 Ops/s15547 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
47.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)251.1 fps978.4 fps
Car Chase240.5 fps854.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)200.6 fps747.4 fps
T-Rex931.9 fps3732.1 fps
ALU 21021.5 fps6650.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2270.6 fps296 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1151.26622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 23, 2019 September, 24, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level High-end
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU117 GA102
Price 149 1499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1485 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665 MHz 1695 MHz
Shader Units 896 10496
TMUs 56 328
ROPs 32 112
Execution Units 14 82
Ray Tracing Cores No 82
Tensor Cores No 328
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 1024 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 53 Gpix/sec 190 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 93 GTex/s 556 GTex/s
FLOPS 3 TFLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 75 W 350 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 4 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2001 MHz 1219 MHz
Bus 128 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s 19500 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
128.1 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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