FirePro W600 vs GeForce GTX 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 with FirePro W600, including specs and performance data.

GTX 650
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
4.54
+4.6%

GTX 650 outperforms W600 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking659675
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.370.46
Power efficiency4.793.97
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)13 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 650 has 198% better value for money than FirePro W600.

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 cores384512
Core clock speed1058 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate33.8624.00
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS0.768 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3232

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length147 mm163 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s64 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI6x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 650 4.54
+4.6%
FirePro W600 4.34

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 650 1750
+4.7%
FirePro W600 1671

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 650 4481
FirePro W600 6185
+38%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.54 4.34
Recency 6 September 2012 13 June 2012
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 650 has a 4.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 17.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 650 and FirePro W600.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while FirePro W600 is a workstation 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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Community ratings

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