GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB vs GTX 650 Ti Boost

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking491not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.06no data
Power efficiency4.47no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK106GP102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2013 (11 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7683200
Core clock speed980 MHz1557 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1670 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million11,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)134 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate66.05334.0
Floating-point processing power1.585 TFLOPS10.69 TFLOPS
ROPs2480
TMUs64200

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1376 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s528.4 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 650 Ti Boost has 86.6% lower power consumption.

GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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