GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Quadro K5000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 650M SLI and Quadro K5000. 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 GeForce GT 650M SLI and Quadro K5000. 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 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

  GeForce GT 650M SLI Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI and Quadro K5000 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 84 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 1400 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 20−22
ultra / 1080p 7−8 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 24−27 35−40
medium / 1080p 14−16 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 650M SLI Quadro K5000
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N13E-GE GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 17 August 2012
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 790 MHz 706 MHz
Boost Clock 835 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 90.37
Floating-point performance 2,169 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 172.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 111 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
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