GeForce GTX 650 vs Quadro 6000

Place in performance ranking	525	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	55
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.32	0.36
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GF100	GK107
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	10 December 2010 (13 years ago)	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,399	$109
Current price	$1730 (0.4x MSRP)	$207 (1.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 650 has 13% better value for money than Quadro 6000.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	448	384
Core clock speed	574 MHz	1058 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.14	33.86
Floating-point performance	1,027.7 gflops	812.5 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	248 mm	147 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2988 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.4 GB/s	80 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	2.0	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Quadro 6000 7.02
+55%

GTX 650 4.53

Quadro 6000 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 26%

Quadro 6000 2709
+54.7%

GTX 650 1751

Quadro 6000 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 55% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro 6000 9887
+121%

GTX 650 4475

Quadro 6000 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 121% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Quadro 6000 40
+186%

GTX 650 14

Quadro 6000 outperforms GeForce GTX 650 by 186% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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	7.02	4.53
Recency	10 December 2010	6 September 2012
Cost	$4399	$109
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	204 Watt	65 Watt

Quadro 6000 has a 55% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, its recommended price lower by $4290, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 213.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.