GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs GT 720
Aggregated performance score
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 916 | 913 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 12 July 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
| Current price | $394 (8x MSRP) | $50 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 384 |
| CUDA cores | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.75 | 28.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 306.0 gflops | 691.2 gflops |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR3 / GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 5016 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 80.26 GB/s |
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 Connectors | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 29 September 2014 | 12 July 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 45 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GT 720 and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition.
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