NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 47% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 720 MHz
  • Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 365 vs 345
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2663 vs 1263
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 2409
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3332 vs 3111
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2663 vs 1263
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 2409
  • Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3332 vs 3111
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 November 2013 vs 4 June 2012
Core clock speed 1058 MHz vs 720 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 64 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 365 vs 345
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2663 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3478 vs 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3332 vs 3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2663 vs 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3478 vs 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3332 vs 3111

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 80.6 billion / sec vs 33.9 billion / sec
  • 3.5x more pipelines: 1344 vs 384
  • 2.5x better floating-point performance: 2,038 gflops vs 812.5 gflops
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • 360x more memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3252 vs 1753
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9400 vs 4490
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.081 vs 12.582
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 879.575 vs 364.463
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.823 vs 1.254
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.155 vs 18.386
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 99.75 vs 23.499
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 80.6 billion / sec vs 33.9 billion / sec
Pipelines 1344 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,038 gflops vs 812.5 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3252 vs 1753
Geekbench - OpenCL 9400 vs 4490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.081 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 879.575 vs 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.823 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.155 vs 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 99.75 vs 23.499

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1753
3252
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
365
345
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4490
9400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.582
28.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
364.463
879.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.254
2.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.386
40.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
23.499
99.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2663
1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3478
2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3332
3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2663
1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3478
2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3332
3111
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1753 3252
PassMark - G2D Mark 365 345
Geekbench - OpenCL 4490 9400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.582 28.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 364.463 879.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.254 2.823
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.386 40.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 23.499 99.75
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2663 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3478 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3332 3111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2663 1263
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3478 2409
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3332 3111
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 545 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name GK106 GK104
Launch date 27 November 2013 4 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $310.50
Place in performance rating 1044 1047
Price now $144.81 $499.99
Type Desktop Laptop
Value for money (0-100) 16.05 8.46

Technical info

Core clock speed 1058 MHz 720 MHz
CUDA cores 384 1344
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 2,038 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1344
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion / sec 80.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 64 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 2,540 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 758 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI Internal
Display Connectors One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin None
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB / s 115.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
SLI