Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition with Radeon RX 6800 XT, including specs and performance data.

GT 650M Mac Edition
2012
512 MB GDDR5, 45 Watt
1.44

6800 XT outperforms 650M Mac Edition by a whopping 4047% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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RX 6800 XT RX 6800 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking102842
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.79
Power efficiency2.4615.29
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGK107Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 July 2012 (13 years ago)28 October 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores3844608
Core clock speed900 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate28.80648.0
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS20.74 TFLOPS
ROPs16128
TMUs32288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72
L0 Cacheno data1.1 MB
L1 Cache32 KB1 MB
L2 Cache256 KB4 MB
L3 Cacheno data128 MB

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
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 HD4−5
−4775%
195
+4775%
1440p3−4
−4500%
138
+4500%
4K2−3
−4500%
92
+4500%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.33
1440pno data4.70
4Kno data7.05

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 191
+0%
191
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Far Cry 5 143
+0%
143
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 183
+0%
183
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Dota 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Far Cry 5 139
+0%
139
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+0%
150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 294
+0%
294
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 175
+0%
175
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160
+0%
160
+0%
Valorant 356
+0%
356
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
+0%
120
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 131
+0%
131
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 134
+0%
134
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+0%
110
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GT 650M Mac Edition and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 4775% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT is 4500% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT is 4500% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.44 59.72
Recency 12 July 2012 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 300 Watt

GT 650M Mac Edition has 566.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 4047.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

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