GeForce GT 650M vs Quadro K600

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Quadro K600, 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 K600, 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 K600
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GT 650M has 9% more power consumption, than Quadro K600.
  • GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K600 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 650M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro K600.
  • GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K600 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 650M and Quadro K600 are build with Kepler architecture.
  • GeForce GT 650M and Quadro K600 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M is 18 MHz higher, than Quadro K600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 1−2
medium / 1080p 5−6 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro K600.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 650M Quadro K600
Architecture Kepler Kepler
Code name N13E-GE GK107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 22 March 2012 1 March 2013
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 876 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02
Floating-point performance 652.8 gflops 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
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 11 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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