GK107 vs GeForce GTX 650

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	617	not rated
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.35	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GK107	GK107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$207 (1.9x MSRP)	$96

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	384	384
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	no data

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 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	no data
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	no data

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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported 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
NVENC	no data	1st Gen
PureVideo HD	no data	VP5

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	6.5 (5.1)
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.175
CUDA	+	3.0

Pros & cons summary

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