FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GT 650M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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 V5900 GeForce GT 650M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GT 650M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GT 650M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 650M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GT 650M - with Kepler.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 650M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GT 650M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Kepler
Code name Cayman N13E-GE
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 22 March 2012
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 652.8 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 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 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 21 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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