RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GT 650M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

GT 650M
2012
2 GB DDR3\GDDR5, 45 Watt
3.13

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms GT 650M by a whopping 1928% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking76129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.8033.68
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK107AD104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year 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 cores3846144
Core clock speedUp to 900 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate30.40417.6
Floating-point processing power0.7296 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data245 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeDDR3\GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB20 GB
Memory bus width128bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 80.0 GB/s360.0 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 outputs4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

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 3.13
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 63.48
+1928%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL
    • GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 650M 1202
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24400
+1930%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 650M 3795
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 148023
+3800%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GT 650M 3247
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 119922
+3593%

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:

900p31
−1835%
600−650
+1835%
Full HD31
−1835%
600−650
+1835%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1900%
160−170
+1900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1900%
220−230
+1900%
Valorant 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1900%
160−170
+1900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Dota 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Fortnite 16−18
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−1864%
550−600
+1864%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1900%
220−230
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1900%
220−230
+1900%
Valorant 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
World of Tanks 72
−1914%
1450−1500
+1914%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1900%
160−170
+1900%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1900%
140−150
+1900%
Dota 2 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−1665%
300−310
+1665%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−1864%
550−600
+1864%
Valorant 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Dota 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−1718%
400−450
+1718%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
World of Tanks 21−24
−1805%
400−450
+1805%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−1775%
600−650
+1775%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1900%
160−170
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1900%
120−130
+1900%
Valorant 10−11
−1900%
200−210
+1900%
Dota 2 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−1900%
300−310
+1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1900%
180−190
+1900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Dota 2 16−18
−1775%
300−310
+1775%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Fortnite 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Valorant 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%

This is how GT 650M and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 1835% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 1835% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 63.48
Recency 22 March 2012 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

GT 650M has 188.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1928.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 4000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 650M is a notebook card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation 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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