GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs GT 610

Aggregated performance score

GT 610
2012
1024MB DDR3
0.80

GT 650M Mac Edition outperforms GT 610 by 98% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking1104913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF119GK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 April 2012 (12 years ago)12 July 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39.99 no data
Current price$98 (2.5x MSRP)$50

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48384
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed810 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors292 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)29 Watt45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature102 °Cno data
Texture fill rate6.5 billion/sec28.80
Floating-point performance155.5 gflops691.2 gflops

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 supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.7" (6.9 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1024 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s5016 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s80.26 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGANo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
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.

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 0.80 1.58
Recency 2 April 2012 12 July 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1024 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 29 Watt 45 Watt

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 610 in performance tests.


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