GeForce GTX 650 vs GTX 780 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce GTX 650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 427 | 656 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 74 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.25 | 1.23 |
| Power efficiency | 3.01 | 4.87 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 2% better value for money than GTX 650.
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 | 2304 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 1058 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 64 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 173.2 | 33.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.156 TFLOPS | 0.8125 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 192 | 32 |
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 | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 147 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.38" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128-bit GDDR5 |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 5.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 80.0 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.78 | 4.54 |
| Recency | 10 September 2013 | 6 September 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 64 Watt |
GTX 780 Rev. 2 has a 137.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 650, on the other hand, has 290.6% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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