RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GTX 650
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
4.54

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 1315% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking65629
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.23no data
Power efficiency4.8734.43
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK107AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores3846144
Core clock speed1058 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2175 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate33.86417.6
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 4.0 x16
Length147 mm245 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5160 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s360.0 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 HDMI4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

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
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 64.22
+1315%

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
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24773
+1316%

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 4492
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 148564
+3207%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 650 4530
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 120789
+2566%

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 64.22
Recency 6 September 2012 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 130 Watt

GTX 650 has 103.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1314.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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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