HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) vs GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 650M Mac Edition
2012
512 MB GDDR5, 45 Watt
1.43
+249%

650M Mac Edition outperforms HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10301314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.46no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Gen. 8 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGK107Braswell
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 July 2012 (13 years ago)1 April 2016 (9 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 cores38412
Core clock speed900 MHz320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data640 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate28.80no data
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data
L1 Cache32 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1254 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth80.26 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.0-

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 HD27−30
+238%
8
−238%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GT 650M Mac Edition and HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M Mac Edition is 238% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 28 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 0.41
Recency 12 July 2012 1 April 2016
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

GT 650M Mac Edition has a 248.8% higher aggregate performance score.

HD Graphics 400 (Braswell), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) in performance tests.

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