GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition vs GTX 960M

Place in performance ranking	460	919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.49	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N16P-GX	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	12 July 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$799	$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	384
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1202 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	28.80
Floating-point performance	1,505 gflops	691.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960M and GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	5016 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	80.26 GB/s
Shared memory	-	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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

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	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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:

900p	95 +494%	16−18 −494%
Full HD	36 +500%	6−7 −500%
1440p	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
4K	14 +600%	2−3 −600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

75−80
+436%

14−16

−436%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130−140 +420%	25 −420%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +442%	12−14 −442%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +433%	30 −433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +436%	28 −436%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +448%	31 −448%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +443%	35 −443%
Hitman 3	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +453%	35−40 −453%
Metro Exodus	170−180 +448%	31 −448%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +456%	27−30 −456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +445%	30−35 −445%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +426%	19 −426%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +442%	12−14 −442%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +422%	23 −422%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +442%	24 −442%
Far Cry New Dawn	120−130 +422%	23 −422%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +393%	71 −393%
Hitman 3	90−95 +429%	16−18 −429%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +453%	35−40 −453%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +420%	25 −420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130−140 +420%	24−27 −420%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +456%	27−30 −456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +442%	24 −442%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +445%	30−35 −445%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +445%	11 −445%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 +442%	12−14 −442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +436%	14−16 −436%
Far Cry 5	100−105 +456%	18 −456%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +420%	25 −420%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +453%	35−40 −453%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150−160 +456%	27−30 −456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +436%	14 −436%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +445%	30−35 −445%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130−140

+420%

24−27
−420%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +436%	14 −436%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +431%	16 −431%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +400%	8 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +445%	10−12 −445%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +433%	15 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +456%	18 −456%
Hitman 3	65−70 +442%	12−14 −442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +433%	15 −433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +450%	10−11 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+433%

14−16

−433%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +400%	6 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +400%	7 −400%
Hitman 3	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +450%	10 −450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +425%	4 −425%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +445%	10−12 −445%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +400%	6 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%