FirePro R5000 vs GeForce GT 650M SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 650M SLI, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro R5000 stacks up against GeForce GT 650M SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 650M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 650M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GT 650M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 650M SLI have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 650M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M SLI - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 35 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce GT 650M SLI are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 12−14
ultra / 1080p 8−9 7−8
QHD / 1440p 2−3 2−3
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce GT 650M SLI
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 22 March 2012
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 825 MHz 790 MHz
Boost Clock 835 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
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