GeForce GTX 650 vs GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M with GeForce GTX 650, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
12.92
+225%

970M outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 225% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking408714
Place by popularitynot in top-10095
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.511.14
Power efficiency12.884.93
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM204GK107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (11 years ago)6 September 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

GTX 650 has 124% better value for money than GTX 970M.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores1280384
Core clock speed924 MHz1058 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown64 Watt
Texture fill rate83.0433.86
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs8032
L1 Cache480 KB32 KB
L2 Cache1536 KB256 KB

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data147 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed2500 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth120 GB/s80.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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-+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.3
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GTX 970M 12.92
+225%
GTX 650 3.97

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 970M 5711
+226%
Samples: 3687
GTX 650 1754
Samples: 7340

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 970M 7463
+229%
GTX 650 2270

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 970M 18940
+321%
GTX 650 4501

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 970M 18516
+309%
GTX 650 4526

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 970M 17191
+402%
GTX 650 3424

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 970M 51
+264%
GTX 650 14

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:

900p136
+240%
40−45
−240%
Full HD58
+263%
16−18
−263%
1440p27
+238%
8−9
−238%
4K21
+250%
6−7
−250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p44.15
−548%
6.81
+548%
1440p94.85
−596%
13.63
+596%
4K121.95
−571%
18.17
+571%
  • GTX 650 has 548% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 650 has 596% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 650 has 571% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+271%
21−24
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 66
+267%
18−20
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+271%
21−24
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Far Cry 5 46
+229%
14−16
−229%
Fortnite 163
+226%
50−55
−226%
Forza Horizon 4 61
+239%
18−20
−239%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60
+233%
18−20
−233%
Valorant 110−120
+234%
35−40
−234%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 54
+238%
16−18
−238%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+271%
21−24
−271%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+245%
55−60
−245%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Dota 2 90−95
+233%
27−30
−233%
Far Cry 5 43
+258%
12−14
−258%
Fortnite 65
+261%
18−20
−261%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+231%
16−18
−231%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+258%
12−14
−258%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+250%
14−16
−250%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Metro Exodus 24
+243%
7−8
−243%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 49
+250%
14−16
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+275%
12−14
−275%
Valorant 110−120
+234%
35−40
−234%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 49
+250%
14−16
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Dota 2 90−95
+233%
27−30
−233%
Far Cry 5 39
+290%
10−11
−290%
Forza Horizon 4 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
+230%
10−11
−230%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+271%
7−8
−271%
Valorant 110−120
+234%
35−40
−234%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 49
+250%
14−16
−250%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+247%
30−33
−247%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Metro Exodus 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+230%
40−45
−230%
Valorant 140−150
+260%
40−45
−260%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 33
+230%
10−11
−230%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 27
+238%
8−9
−238%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+229%
7−8
−229%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 31
+244%
9−10
−244%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+230%
10−11
−230%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Metro Exodus 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Valorant 75−80
+262%
21−24
−262%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Dota 2 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Far Cry 5 13
+333%
3−4
−333%
Forza Horizon 4 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14
+250%
4−5
−250%

This is how GTX 970M and GTX 650 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is 240% faster in 900p
  • GTX 970M is 263% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M is 238% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970M is 250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.92 3.97
Recency 7 October 2014 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB

GTX 970M has a 225.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 970M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop one.

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