GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile and GeForce GT 650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 580 Mobile
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
19.45
+523%

RX 580 Mobile outperforms GT 650M by a whopping 523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking288756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.50no data
Power efficiency13.324.75
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 20GK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 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 cores2304384
Core clock speed1000 MHzUp to 900 MHz
Boost clock speed1077 MHz950 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate155.130.40
Floating-point processing power4.963 TFLOPS0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs14432

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/sUp to 80.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno dataUp to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray-+
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 API
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 580 Mobile 19.45
+523%
GT 650M 3.12

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 580 Mobile 15223
+621%
GT 650M 2112

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.

RX 580 Mobile 11261
+693%
GT 650M 1420

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 580 Mobile 69325
+551%
GT 650M 10647

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:

900p190−200
+513%
31
−513%
Full HD77
+157%
30
−157%
4K30
+650%
4−5
−650%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.92no data
4K10.06no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+1033%
6−7
−1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+641%
16−18
−641%
Hitman 3 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+330%
21−24
−330%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+423%
12−14
−423%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+1033%
6−7
−1033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+641%
16−18
−641%
Hitman 3 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+330%
21−24
−330%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+423%
12−14
−423%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+229%
14−16
−229%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+360%
10−11
−360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+500%
7−8
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+450%
6−7
−450%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+641%
16−18
−641%
Hitman 3 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+330%
21−24
−330%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+423%
12−14
−423%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+164%
14−16
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+133%
40−45
−133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+520%
5−6
−520%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+539%
18−20
−539%
Hitman 3 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+537%
18−20
−537%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+467%
6−7
−467%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Hitman 3 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+569%
16−18
−569%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+700%
3−4
−700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and GT 650M compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is 513% faster in 900p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 157% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 650% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 580 Mobile is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 580 Mobile surpassed GT 650M in all 62 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.45 3.12
Recency 18 April 2017 22 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 523.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GT 650M, on the other hand, has 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M in performance tests.


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