GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs UHD Graphics 600
Aggregate performance score
We've compared UHD Graphics 600 and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms UHD Graphics 600 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1140 | 973 |
| Place by popularity | 52 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.97 | 2.43 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Gemini Lake GT1 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 December 2017 (7 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 cores | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 189 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.800 | 28.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1248 TFLOPS | 0.6912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 16 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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).
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 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 type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1254 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 80.26 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | No 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 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 HD | 10
−80%
| 18−20
+80%
|
| 1440p | 1
+0%
| 1−2
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Dota 2 | 2
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 11
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| World of Tanks | 21−24
−66.7%
|
35−40
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| World of Tanks | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−80%
|
27−30
+80%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−80%
|
27−30
+80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−80%
|
27−30
+80%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−80%
|
27−30
+80%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how UHD Graphics 600 and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GT 650M Mac Edition is 80% faster in 1080p
- A tie in 1440p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.86 | 1.57 |
| Recency | 11 December 2017 | 12 July 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 45 Watt |
UHD Graphics 600 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.
GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 82.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 600 in performance tests.
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