GeForce RTX 4090 Max-Q vs GTX 650

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking620not rated
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.36no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK107AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (11 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data
Current price$207 (1.9x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3849728
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed1058 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate33.9 billion/sec442.3
Floating-point performance812.5 gflopsno 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length5.70" (14.5 cm)no data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s448.0 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 Mini HDMIPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
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+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2012 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 80 Watt

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