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).

 

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 1333
PassMark - G2D Mark 95
PassMark - G3D Mark 363
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

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