MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G vs ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (GDDR5) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
• GPU Chip
  TU117-300-A1 GA106-300-A1
• Execution units
  14 28
• Shader
  896 3584
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• Texture Units
  56 112

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  4 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR5 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  2 GHz 1.875 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  128 GB/s 360 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 192 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.485 GHz 1.320 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.860 GHz+ 12 % 1.882 GHz+ 6 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.665 GHz 1.852 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  85 W+ 13 % 170 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 170 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 6-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  2 x 90 mm 2 x 100 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  -- 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  3 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.2 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.0b 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  3840x2160 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_1 12_2
• Raytracing
  No Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• LED
  MSI Mystic Light No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  245 mm 275 mm
• Height
  127 mm 135 mm
• Width
  39 mm 54 mm
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  585 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition and MSI GeForce GTX 1650 GAMING X 4G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- --
• Structure size
  12 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  -- KO-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet