GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs Iris Pro Graphics 5200

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Pro Graphics 5200
2013
System shared System shared + 128 MB eDRAM, 45 Watt
3.06
+92.5%

Iris Pro Graphics 5200 outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking764961
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.112.46
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3eGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 May 2013 (11 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 cores320384
Core clock speed200 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0028.80
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs4032

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 sizemedium sizedno data
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 shared + 128 MB eDRAMGDDR5
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
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
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:

Full HD18
+100%
9−10
−100%
4K8
+100%
4−5
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+117%
18−20
−117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is 100% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is 100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.06 1.59
Recency 27 May 2013 12 July 2012
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm

Iris Pro Graphics 5200 has a 92.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Pro Graphics 5200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.


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