GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs HD Graphics 2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 2000 and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 2000
2011
0.55

GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms HD Graphics 2000 by a whopping 189% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1212959
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.44
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT1GK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 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 cores48384
Core clock speed850 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistors189 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown45 Watt
Texture fill rate8.10028.80
Floating-point processing power0.1296 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs116
TMUs632

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1254 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.26 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-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 HD11
−173%
30−35
+173%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

This is how HD Graphics 2000 and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 173% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 1.59
Recency 1 February 2011 12 July 2012
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

GT 650M Mac Edition has a 189.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 2000 in performance tests.


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