GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile vs GTX 650

Place in the ranking	655	176
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.23	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GK107	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	6 September 2012 (12 years ago)	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

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	384	1920
CUDA cores	384	no data
Core clock speed	1058 MHz	960 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.86	144.0
Floating-point processing power	0.8125 TFLOPS	4.608 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	120
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	30

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	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	147 mm	no data
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	336.0 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	-	+
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	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 650 4.54

RTX 2060 Mobile 30.90
+581%

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 650 2270

RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
+619%

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	14−16 −650%	105 +650%
1440p	9−10 −622%	65 +622%
4K	5−6 −700%	40 +700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 +0%	91 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	71 +0%	71 +0%
Battlefield 5	119 +0%	119 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	88 +0%	88 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	105 +0%	105 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110 +0%	110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	366 +0%	366 +0%
Hitman 3	83 +0%	83 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	223 +0%	223 +0%
Metro Exodus	130 +0%	130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 +0%	100 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 +0%	148 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	227 +0%	227 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	107 +0%	107 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 +0%	56 +0%
Battlefield 5	105 +0%	105 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +0%	79 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	85 +0%	85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	82 +0%	82 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	280 +0%	280 +0%
Hitman 3	75 +0%	75 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	196 +0%	196 +0%
Metro Exodus	112 +0%	112 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75 +0%	75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	123 +0%	123 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190 +0%	190 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 +0%	50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +0%	48 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +0%	58 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	88 +0%	88 +0%
Hitman 3	66 +0%	66 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	94 +0%	94 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	107 +0%	107 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +0%	60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	38 +0%	38 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +0%	65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	54 +0%	54 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +0%	40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +0%	38 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	42 +0%	42 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	246 +0%	246 +0%
Hitman 3	46 +0%	46 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70 +0%	70 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210 +0%	210 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	32 +0%	32 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30 +0%	30 +0%
Hitman 3	28 +0%	28 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	86 +0%	86 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +0%	39 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +0%	25 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +0%	22 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	15 +0%	15 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how GTX 650 and RTX 2060 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Mobile is 650% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 622% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Mobile is 700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.54	30.90
Recency	6 September 2012	29 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	64 Watt	115 Watt

GTX 650 has 79.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 580.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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