GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared M1 8-Core GPU and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
13.71
+762%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking378963
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.44
Architectureno dataKepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 November 2020 (4 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 cores8384
Core clock speed1278 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1254 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.26 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
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 HD27
+800%
3−4
−800%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Elden Ring 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Dota 2 45−50
+880%
5−6
−880%
Elden Ring 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+767%
6−7
−767%
Fortnite 75−80
+863%
8−9
−863%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+880%
5−6
−880%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+900%
10−11
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
World of Tanks 180−190
+767%
21−24
−767%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+800%
5−6
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Dota 2 45−50
+880%
5−6
−880%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+767%
6−7
−767%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+817%
6−7
−817%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−105
+900%
10−11
−900%
Valorant 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Elden Ring 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 100−110
+808%
12−14
−808%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
World of Tanks 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Dota 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Elden Ring 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Fortnite 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Valorant 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 800% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.71 1.59
Recency 10 November 2020 12 July 2012
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

Apple M1 8-Core GPU has a 762.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.


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