GeForce GT 610 vs GT 650M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M SLI with GeForce GT 610, including specs and performance data.

GT 650M SLI
2012
2x2 GB GDDR5
5.08
+527%

GT 650M SLI outperforms GT 610 by a whopping 527% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6201136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.93
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN13E-GEGF119
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores76848
Core clock speed790 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed835 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data102 °C
Texture fill rateno data6.480
Floating-point processing powerno data0.1555 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Heightno data2.7" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GB1024 MB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA++

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:

900p79
+558%
12−14
−558%
Full HD47
+571%
7−8
−571%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Hitman 3 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+571%
7−8
−571%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Battlefield 5 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Hitman 3 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+571%
7−8
−571%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Hitman 3 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+560%
5−6
−560%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+571%
7−8
−571%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

This is how GT 650M SLI and GT 610 compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is 558% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 571% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.08 0.81
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GT 650M SLI has a 527.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 650M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GT 610 is a desktop one.


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