FirePro W4300 vs GeForce GT 650M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 and GeForce GT 650M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W4300 and GeForce GT 650M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 W4300 GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4300 has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W4300 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro W4300 and GeForce GT 650M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 GeForce GT 650M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Bonaire N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 22 March 2012
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 652.8 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 API
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 21 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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