GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs 9700M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9700M GT with GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

9700M GT
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.54

GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms 9700M GT by a whopping 194% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1228966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.882.59
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameG96GK107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 July 2008 (16 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 cores32384
CUDA cores32no data
Core clock speed625 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors314 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate10.0028.80
Floating-point processing power0.0992 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
Gigaflops148no data
ROPs816
TMUs1632

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
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1254 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−183%
85−90
+183%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−183%
85−90
+183%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Hitman 3 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−183%
85−90
+183%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 1.59
Recency 29 July 2008 12 July 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm

GT 650M Mac Edition has a 194.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9700M GT is a notebook card while GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is a desktop one.


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