Quadro2 Pro vs GeForce GTX 650

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking654not rated
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.23no data
Power efficiency5.11no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGK107NV15 A4
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)22 March 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 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 cores384no data
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed1058 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Wattno data
Texture fill rate33.860.8
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs324

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 x16AGP 4x
Length147 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s250 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s8 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 HDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)7.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.31.2
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 650 1749
+174800%
Quadro2 Pro 1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2012 22 March 2001
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 180 nm

GTX 650 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 and Quadro2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while Quadro2 Pro is a workstation one.


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