GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs FirePro M2000

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M2000 with GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

FirePro M2000
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 33 Watt
1.10

GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms M2000 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1087964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTurks GLMGK107
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 July 2012 (12 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 cores480384
Core clock speed500 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors716 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0028.80
Floating-point processing power0.48 gflops0.6912 gflops
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Form factorchip-downno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3200 MHz5016 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s80.26 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 outputsNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
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:

900p9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Full HD16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how FirePro M2000 and GT 650M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 33% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 31% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 1.59
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 45 Watt

FirePro M2000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

GT 650M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 44.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M2000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M2000 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD FirePro M2000
FirePro M2000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.3 4 votes

Rate FirePro M2000 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.6 18 votes

Rate GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.