GeForce GTX 650 vs GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in the ranking	411	659
Place by popularity	98	75
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.34
Power efficiency	10.64	4.79
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP107B	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	640	384
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	1058 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	64 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	33.86
Floating-point processing power	1.911 TFLOPS	0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	32

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	147 mm
Height	no data	4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	80.0 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 Connectors	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	+	4 displays
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	2.2	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
3D Vision	-	+
GameStream	+	-
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.64
+156%

GTX 650 4.54

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068
+167%

GTX 650 2270

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:

900p	73 +170%	27−30 −170%
Full HD	46 +188%	16−18 −188%
1440p	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
4K	15 +200%	5−6 −200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	6.81
1440p	no data	12.11
4K	no data	21.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Battlefield 5	51 +183%	18−20 −183%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40 +186%	14−16 −186%
Far Cry 5	39 +179%	14−16 −179%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 +171%	14−16 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	55 +162%	21−24 −162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +170%	10−11 −170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33 +175%	12−14 −175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30 +200%	10−11 −200%
Battlefield 5	44 +175%	16−18 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry 5	36 +157%	14−16 −157%
Far Cry New Dawn	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +189%	18−20 −189%
Metro Exodus	19 +171%	7−8 −171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 +180%	5−6 −180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	29 +190%	10−11 −190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +179%	14−16 −179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Battlefield 5	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
Far Cry 5	33 +175%	12−14 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	33 +175%	12−14 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +175%	8−9 −175%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Metro Exodus	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +183%	6−7 −183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Battlefield 5	26 +160%	10−11 −160%
Far Cry 5	21 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry New Dawn	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	26 +160%	10−11 −160%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Battlefield 5	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Far Cry 5	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	15 +200%	5−6 −200%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and GTX 650 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Mobile is 170% faster in 900p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 188% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 167% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.64	4.54
Recency	3 January 2017	6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	64 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has a 156.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 95.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has 17.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop one.

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