GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs GTX 1650 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1650 Mobile outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 1064% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 302 | 965 |
| Place by popularity | 68 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 25.48 | 2.43 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 July 2012 (12 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 | 1024 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1380 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 99.84 | 28.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.195 TFLOPS | 0.6912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
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 | medium sized | 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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1254 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 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 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 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 | 59
+1080%
| 5−6
−1080%
|
| 1440p | 36
+1100%
| 3−4
−1100%
|
| 4K | 23
+2200%
| 1−2
−2200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 38
+1167%
|
3−4
−1167%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52
+1200%
|
4−5
−1200%
|
| Elden Ring | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 66
+1220%
|
5−6
−1220%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 33
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35
+1067%
|
3−4
−1067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 79
+1217%
|
6−7
−1217%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71
+1083%
|
6−7
−1083%
|
| Valorant | 83
+1086%
|
7−8
−1086%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 72
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 28
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 72
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Elden Ring | 65
+1200%
|
5−6
−1200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 62
+1140%
|
5−6
−1140%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+1138%
|
8−9
−1138%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 64
+1180%
|
5−6
−1180%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 59
+1080%
|
5−6
−1080%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40
+1233%
|
3−4
−1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 165
+1079%
|
14−16
−1079%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+1350%
|
4−5
−1350%
|
| Valorant | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
| World of Tanks | 130
+1200%
|
10−11
−1200%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 56
+1300%
|
4−5
−1300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Dota 2 | 89
+1171%
|
7−8
−1171%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 73
+1117%
|
6−7
−1117%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55
+1275%
|
4−5
−1275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120−130
+1170%
|
10−11
−1170%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+1150%
|
6−7
−1150%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| Elden Ring | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+1093%
|
14−16
−1093%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+1170%
|
10−11
−1170%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 37
+1133%
|
3−4
−1133%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+1100%
|
4−5
−1100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
| Metro Exodus | 39
+1200%
|
3−4
−1200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Elden Ring | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 47
+1075%
|
4−5
−1075%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+1450%
|
2−3
−1450%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 17
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 45
+1400%
|
3−4
−1400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+1100%
|
2−3
−1100%
|
| Fortnite | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+1250%
|
2−3
−1250%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
This is how GTX 1650 Mobile and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 1080% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 1100% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1650 Mobile is 2200% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.51 | 1.59 |
| Recency | 15 April 2020 | 12 July 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 45 Watt |
GTX 1650 Mobile has a 1064.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 11.1% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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