GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon Pro WX 4150

Place in the ranking	560	659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	76
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.37
Power efficiency	9.40	4.79
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Baffin	GK107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2017 (7 years ago)	6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	896	384
Core clock speed	1002 MHz	1058 MHz
Boost clock speed	1053 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,000 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	64 Watt
Texture fill rate	58.97	33.86
Floating-point processing power	1.887 TFLOPS	0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	56	32

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	no data
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	147 mm
Height	no data	4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	80.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
3D Vision	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

Pro WX 4150 6.85
+50.9%

GTX 650 4.54

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro WX 4150 2641
+50.9%

GTX 650 1750

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

+57.1%

7−8
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +66.7%	27−30 −66.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +66.7%	24−27 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+58.3%

12−14

−58.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +59.3%	27−30 −59.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+71.4%

7−8
−71.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
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 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
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 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
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

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.85	4.54
Recency	1 March 2017	6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	64 Watt

Pro WX 4150 has a 50.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 28% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro WX 4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4150 is a mobile workstation 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.