Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce GT 650M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M SLI with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.

GT 650M SLI
2012
2x2 GB GDDR5
4.93

RTX A6000 outperforms GT 650M SLI by a whopping 1055% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking63641
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.29
Power efficiencyno data13.49
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameN13E-GEGA102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores76810752
Core clock speed790 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed835 MHz1800 MHz
Number of transistorsno data28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt
Texture fill rateno data604.8
Floating-point processing powerno data38.71 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data8-pin EPS

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 amount2x2 GB48 GB
Memory bus width2x 128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data768.0 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 data4x DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 650M SLI 4.93
RTX A6000 56.95
+1055%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 650M SLI 3597
RTX A6000 50957
+1317%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 650M SLI 12812
RTX A6000 89510
+599%

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:

900p79
−1039%
900−950
+1039%
Full HD49
−257%
175
+257%
1440p10−12
−1190%
129
+1190%
4K9−10
−1167%
114
+1167%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data26.57
1440pno data36.04
4Kno data40.78

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1127%
130−140
+1127%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1109%
130−140
+1109%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−680%
110−120
+680%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1127%
130−140
+1127%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1109%
130−140
+1109%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1400%
300
+1400%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−450%
66
+450%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−569%
100−110
+569%
Valorant 14−16
−1647%
260−270
+1647%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−680%
110−120
+680%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1127%
130−140
+1127%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1109%
130−140
+1109%
Dota 2 16−18
−725%
132
+725%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−212%
78
+212%
Fortnite 30−33
−670%
230−240
+670%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1365%
293
+1365%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−700%
128
+700%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−550%
78
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−400%
210−220
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−569%
100−110
+569%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−988%
170−180
+988%
Valorant 14−16
−1647%
260−270
+1647%
World of Tanks 139
−101%
270−280
+101%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−680%
110−120
+680%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−1127%
130−140
+1127%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1109%
130−140
+1109%
Dota 2 16−18
−719%
131
+719%
Far Cry 5 24−27
−372%
110−120
+372%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1340%
288
+1340%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−400%
210−220
+400%
Valorant 14−16
−1647%
260−270
+1647%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 5−6
−1820%
96
+1820%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−1820%
96
+1820%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−430%
170−180
+430%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1600%
65−70
+1600%
World of Tanks 35−40
−978%
350−400
+978%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−988%
85−90
+988%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1340%
70−75
+1340%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−1355%
160−170
+1355%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−2988%
247
+2988%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−1414%
100−110
+1414%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1475%
63
+1475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1413%
120−130
+1413%
Valorant 14−16
−1521%
220−230
+1521%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−812%
155
+812%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−869%
155
+869%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1386%
200−210
+1386%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1400%
45−50
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−869%
155
+869%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1750%
70−75
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Dota 2 16−18
−653%
128
+653%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1650%
100−110
+1650%
Fortnite 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3625%
149
+3625%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Valorant 5−6
−2460%
120−130
+2460%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

This is how GT 650M SLI and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is 1039% faster in 900p
  • RTX A6000 is 257% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A6000 is 1190% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A6000 is 1167% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 3625% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A6000 is ahead in 60 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.93 56.95
Recency 22 March 2012 5 October 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A6000 has a 1055.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 650M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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