Intel HD Graphics 505 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics 505 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel HD Graphics 505

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 505

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt
16x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 512 MB
23.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1635 vs 70.1
30.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 956 vs 31.3
10.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 470 vs 43.2

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 12 July 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1635 vs 70.1
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	956 vs 31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	470 vs 43.2

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

3.6x more core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 250 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 28.8 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
21.3x more pipelines: 384 vs 18
3x better floating-point performance: 691.2 gflops vs 230.4 gflops
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3926 vs 1635
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1938 vs 956
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2550 vs 470

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate	28.8 GTexel / s vs 14.4 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 18
Floating-point performance	691.2 gflops vs 230.4 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3926 vs 1635
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1938 vs 956
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2550 vs 470

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1635

3926

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1635

70.1

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

956

1938

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

956

31.3

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

470

2550

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

470

43.2

Name	Intel HD Graphics 505	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
Geekbench - OpenCL	1325
PassMark - G2D Mark	95
PassMark - G3D Mark	360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1635	3926
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1635	70.1
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	956	1938
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	956	31.3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	470	2550
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	470	43.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.049
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		342.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		14.549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.128

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel HD Graphics 505	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler
Code name	Apollo Lake GT1	GK107
Launch date	1 September 2015	12 July 2012
Place in performance rating	1524	1526
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	800 MHz
Core clock speed	250 MHz	900 MHz
Floating-point performance	230.4 gflops	691.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	18	384
Texture fill rate	14.4 GTexel / s	28.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,270 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		80.26 GB / s
Memory clock speed		5016 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync