FirePro V7900 vs GeForce GT 650M

In this comparison between FirePro V7900 and GeForce GT 650M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V7900 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GT 650M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 650M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 650M 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 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 has 235% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GT 650M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V7900 and GeForce GT 650M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 650M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V7900 is 3200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GT 650M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Kepler
Code name Cayman N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 22 March 2012
Pipelines 1280 384
Core clock speed 725 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 652.8 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 API
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s 21 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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