GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 950M

Place in the ranking	562	627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.13	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM107	N13E-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	22 March 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	640	768
Core clock speed	914 MHz	790 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	835 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	44.96	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.439 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	no 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 size	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	DDR3 or GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	+
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
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 950M 6.71
+32.1%

GT 650M SLI 5.08

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 950M 4367
+21.4%

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 950M 15710
+22.6%

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 950M 42
+17.6%

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:

900p	100−110 +26.6%	79 −26.6%
Full HD	29 −65.5%	48 +65.5%
1440p	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
4K	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+22.2%

9−10

−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	24 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	24 +118%	10−12 −118%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +37.5%	30−35 −37.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +21.2%	30−35 −21.2%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	48 +243%	14−16 −243%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	43 +139%	18−20 −139%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +10.6%	45−50 −10.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	20 +81.8%	10−12 −81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +37.5%	30−35 −37.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +21.2%	30−35 −21.2%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +156%	18−20 −156%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +10.6%	45−50 −10.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	15 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +37.5%	30−35 −37.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	19 −73.7%	30−35 +73.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +27.8%	18−20 −27.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +10.6%	45−50 −10.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

33
+136%

14−16

−136%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	35 +192%	12−14 −192%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +34.4%	30−35 −34.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

19
+111%

9−10

−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18
+200%

6−7

−200%

This is how GTX 950M and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 950M is 27% faster in 900p
GT 650M SLI is 66% faster in 1080p
GTX 950M is 50% faster in 1440p
GTX 950M is 33% faster in 4K

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 950M is 243% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 74% faster.

All in all, in popular games: