GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs HD Graphics 5300

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 5300 and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 5300
2014
15 Watt
1.04

GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms HD Graphics 5300 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1094959
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.822.46
ArchitectureGeneration 8.0 (2014−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameBroadwell GT2GK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 September 2014 (10 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 cores192384
Core clock speed300 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2028.80
Floating-point processing power0.3072 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs316
TMUs2432

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
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:

900p5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Full HD7
−42.9%
10−12
+42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how HD Graphics 5300 and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 40% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 43% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 1.59
Recency 5 September 2014 12 July 2012
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

HD Graphics 5300 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 52.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5300 in performance tests.


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