GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile with GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1050 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 849% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 350 | 964 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
GPU code name | GP107 | GK107 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 July 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 384 |
CUDA cores | 768 | no data |
Core clock speed | 1493 MHz | 900 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1620 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 1,270 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 45 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 77.76 | 28.80 |
Floating-point performance | 2.488 gflops | 0.6912 gflops |
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 | large | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 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 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7 GB/s | 5016 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 80.26 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
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 |
G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
CUDA | + | 3.0 |
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 | 56
+1020%
| 5−6
−1020%
|
1440p | 25
+1150%
| 2−3
−1150%
|
4K | 17
+1600%
| 1−2
−1600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 43
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
Battlefield 5 | 59
+883%
|
6−7
−883%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
Far Cry 5 | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 46
+1050%
|
4−5
−1050%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 62
+933%
|
6−7
−933%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 39
+875%
|
4−5
−875%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 37
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
Battlefield 5 | 49
+880%
|
5−6
−880%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 33
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
Far Cry 5 | 44
+1000%
|
4−5
−1000%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 42
+950%
|
4−5
−950%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 57
+850%
|
6−7
−850%
|
Metro Exodus | 19
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+950%
|
4−5
−950%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 33
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 23
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
Battlefield 5 | 42
+950%
|
4−5
−950%
|
Far Cry 5 | 40
+900%
|
4−5
−900%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 38
+850%
|
4−5
−850%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 43
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
Metro Exodus | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 17
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
Battlefield 5 | 29
+867%
|
3−4
−867%
|
Far Cry 5 | 26
+1200%
|
2−3
−1200%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 27
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+900%
|
8−9
−900%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 7 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
Far Cry 5 | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 13
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
This is how GTX 1050 Ti Mobile and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 1020% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 1150% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is 1600% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 15.09 | 1.59 |
Recency | 3 January 2017 | 12 July 2012 |
Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 45 Watt |
GTX 1050 Ti Mobile has a 849.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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