Arctic Sound-M vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	567	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.00	no data
Power efficiency	4.73	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 12.5 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	GK106	Arctic Sound
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	26 March 2013 (13 years ago)	2022 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	8192
Core clock speed	980 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,540 million	8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	134 Watt	500 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.05	230.4
Floating-point processing power	1.585 TFLOPS	14.75 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	128
TMUs	64	256
L1 Cache	64 KB	no data
L2 Cache	384 KB	8 MB

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	8-pin EPS
SLI options	+	-

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	HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	1.23 TB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 Displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	134 Watt	500 Watt