GeForce GT 650M vs Quadro 2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Quadro 2000, 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 GeForce GT 650M stacks up against Quadro 2000, check out specs charts below.

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

  GeForce GT 650M Quadro 2000
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 62 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 2000 has 37% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 2000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 650M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 2000.
  • GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 2000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 2000 - with Fermi.
  • GeForce GT 650M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 2000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 2000 is 800 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 1−2
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 5−6 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 60% more, than Quadro 2000.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 650M Quadro 2000
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name N13E-GE GF106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 24 December 2010
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 625 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.00
Floating-point performance 652.8 gflops 480.0 gflops
Length 178 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 2600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
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) 21 Mh/s 31 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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