GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs GT 650M Mac Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 3111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 980 | 68 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.40 | 30.19 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | GA103S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 July 2012 (12 years ago) | 25 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1260 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 292.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 18.71 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 32 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1254 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.26 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 4−5
−3425%
| 141
+3425%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−4300%
| 88
+4300%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−5800%
| 59
+5800%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 221
+0%
|
221
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220
+0%
|
220
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 124
+0%
|
124
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 147
+0%
|
147
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 179
+0%
|
179
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 102
+0%
|
102
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 158
+0%
|
158
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 146
+0%
|
146
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 223
+0%
|
223
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 91
+0%
|
91
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 151
+0%
|
151
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Valorant | 292
+0%
|
292
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 101
+0%
|
101
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+0%
|
73
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120
+0%
|
120
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Valorant | 347
+0%
|
347
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
This is how GT 650M Mac Edition and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 3425% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 4300% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 5800% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.36 | 43.67 |
| Recency | 12 July 2012 | 25 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
GT 650M Mac Edition has 155.6% lower power consumption.
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3111% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.
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