Quadro T1200 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 650

Place in the ranking	659	287
Place by popularity	75	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.37	no data
Power efficiency	4.79	74.15
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GK107	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	6 September 2012 (12 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

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 cores	384	1024
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	855 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.86	91.20
Floating-point processing power	0.8125 TFLOPS	2.918 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	64

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	147 mm	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	160.0 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no 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.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

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

T1200 Mobile 19.46
+329%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 650 2270

T1200 Mobile 10134
+346%

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	12−14 −383%	58 +383%
1440p	7−8 −371%	33 +371%
4K	18−20 −350%	81 +350%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.08	no data
1440p	15.57	no data
4K	6.06	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	47 +0%	47 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	65 +0%	65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +0%	60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	59 +0%	59 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 +0%	54 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	28 +0%	28 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	59 +0%	59 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	47 +0%	47 +0%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	44 +0%	44 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	47 +0%	47 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	56 +0%	56 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	37 +0%	37 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +0%	19 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	32 +0%	32 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	41 +0%	41 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12 +0%	12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Battlefield 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how GTX 650 and T1200 Mobile compete in popular games:

T1200 Mobile is 383% faster in 1080p
T1200 Mobile is 371% faster in 1440p
T1200 Mobile is 350% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.54	19.46
Recency	6 September 2012	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	18 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 328.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 255.6% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.