GeForce GTX 650 vs GTX 1060 Mobile

Place in the ranking	284	658
Place by popularity	not in top-100	67
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.56	1.38
Power efficiency	16.97	4.83
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GP106	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$237.11	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 1897% better value for money than GTX 650.

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	1280	384
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	1058 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	64 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	133.6	33.86
Floating-point processing power	4.275 TFLOPS	0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	80	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	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	192 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 1.43, 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
VR Ready	+	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 1060 Mobile 19.73
+333%

GTX 650 4.56

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 1060 Mobile 11558
+409%

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:

Full HD	68 +386%	14−16 −386%
1440p	44 +340%	10−12 −340%
4K	30 +400%	6−7 −400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.49 +123%	7.79 −123%
1440p	5.39 +102%	10.90 −102%
4K	7.90 +130%	18.17 −130%

GTX 1060 Mobile has 123% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 102% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile has 130% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +344%	9−10 −344%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +363%	8−9 −363%
Elden Ring	53 +342%	12−14 −342%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	63 +350%	14−16 −350%
Counter-Strike 2	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +357%	7−8 −357%
Forza Horizon 4	106 +342%	24−27 −342%
Metro Exodus	69 +393%	14−16 −393%
Red Dead Redemption 2	74 +363%	16−18 −363%
Valorant	86 +378%	18−20 −378%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +356%	16−18 −356%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
Dota 2	49 +390%	10−11 −390%
Elden Ring	65 +364%	14−16 −364%
Far Cry 5	70 +338%	16−18 −338%
Fortnite	94 +348%	21−24 −348%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +344%	18−20 −344%
Grand Theft Auto V	74 +363%	16−18 −363%
Metro Exodus	49 +390%	10−11 −390%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	204 +353%	45−50 −353%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +369%	16−18 −369%
Valorant	53 +342%	12−14 −342%
World of Tanks	222 +344%	50−55 −344%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	57 +375%	12−14 −375%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +360%	5−6 −360%
Dota 2	118 +337%	27−30 −337%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +371%	14−16 −371%
Forza Horizon 4	68 +386%	14−16 −386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55 +358%	12−14 −358%
Valorant	72 +350%	16−18 −350%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Elden Ring	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +386%	35−40 −386%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
World of Tanks	130−140 +347%	30−33 −347%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 +367%	9−10 −367%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +342%	12−14 −342%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +410%	10−11 −410%
Metro Exodus	45 +350%	10−11 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Valorant	46 +360%	10−11 −360%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Dota 2	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Elden Ring	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Metro Exodus	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +357%	14−16 −357%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	22 +340%	5−6 −340%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Dota 2	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Fortnite	26 +333%	6−7 −333%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Valorant	23 +360%	5−6 −360%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and GTX 650 compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Mobile is 386% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 340% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Mobile is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.73	4.56
Recency	15 August 2016	6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	64 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 332.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 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.