GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs GT 650M Mac Edition

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 650M Mac Edition
2012
512 MB GDDR5, 45 Watt
1.59

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms GT 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 3110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking96153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.4630.95
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107GA103S
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 July 2012 (12 years ago)25 January 2022 (2 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 cores3847424
Core clock speed900 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1260 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate28.80292.3
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS18.71 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs32232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1254 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.26 GB/s512.0 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

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 HD4−5
−3425%
141
+3425%
1440p2−3
−4400%
90
+4400%
4K1−2
−6000%
61
+6000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+0%
118
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 162
+0%
162
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 160
+0%
160
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 229
+0%
229
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+0%
91
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 143
+0%
143
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 194
+0%
194
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200
+0%
200
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 107
+0%
107
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+0%
154
+0%
Metro Exodus 93
+0%
93
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150
+0%
150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+0%
86
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 216
+0%
216
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+0%
48
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+0%
93
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+0%
42
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how GT 650M Mac Edition and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 3425% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 4400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 6000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 51.04
Recency 12 July 2012 25 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 115 Watt

GT 650M Mac Edition has 155.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 3110.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.


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