GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
M GL outperforms 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 561% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 511 | 1048 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.25 | 2.46 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (8 years ago) | 12 July 2012 (14 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 28.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | 0.6912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 80 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 320 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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 | IGP | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1254 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 80.26 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
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 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Fortnite | 55−60
+613%
|
8−9
−613%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+586%
|
21−24
−586%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+590%
|
10−11
−590%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+613%
|
8−9
−613%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+590%
|
10−11
−590%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+613%
|
8−9
−613%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.45 | 1.43 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 12 July 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has a 561% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 44% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega M GL is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.
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