GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 1050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 with GeForce GT 650M SLI, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.06
+157%

GTX 1050 outperforms GT 650M SLI by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking389627
Place by popularity15not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.34no data
Power efficiency11.93no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP107N13E-GE
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 October 2016 (8 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640768
Core clock speed1290 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speed1392 MHz835 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate58.20no data
Floating-point processing power1.862 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs40no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length145 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)300 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI-no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed1752 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Optimus-+
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1050 13.06
+157%
GT 650M SLI 5.09

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 8571
+138%
GT 650M SLI 3597

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 1050 32463
+153%
GT 650M SLI 12812

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

GTX 1050 88
+147%
GT 650M SLI 36

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:

900p200−210
+153%
79
−153%
Full HD43
−11.6%
48
+11.6%
1440p20
+186%
7−8
−186%
4K21
+163%
8−9
−163%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.53no data
1440p5.45no data
4K5.19no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Battlefield 5 43
+231%
12−14
−231%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+173%
10−12
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+169%
30−35
−169%
Hitman 3 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+106%
30−35
−106%
Metro Exodus 46
+283%
12−14
−283%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 52
+189%
18−20
−189%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+55.3%
45−50
−55.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+250%
14−16
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Battlefield 5 35
+169%
12−14
−169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Far Cry 5 33
+200%
10−12
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+169%
30−35
−169%
Hitman 3 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+106%
30−35
−106%
Metro Exodus 37
+208%
12−14
−208%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+55.3%
45−50
−55.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Far Cry 5 23
+109%
10−12
−109%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+6.3%
30−35
−6.3%
Hitman 3 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 26
−26.9%
30−35
+26.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 31
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+55.3%
45−50
−55.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+157%
14−16
−157%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+442%
12−14
−442%
Hitman 3 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+145%
10−12
−145%
Metro Exodus 25
+733%
3−4
−733%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+153%
30−35
−153%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Metro Exodus 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+325%
4−5
−325%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

This is how GTX 1050 and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is 153% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 12% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1050 is 186% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 is 163% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1050 is 1400% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 27% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
  • GT 650M SLI is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.06 5.09
Recency 25 October 2016 22 March 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

GTX 1050 has a 156.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 650M SLI is a notebook one.


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