GeForce GT 650M vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Quadro 500M, 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 500M, check out specs charts below.
Quadro 500M
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 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Memory type | DDR3\GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GeForce GT 650M has 28% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GeForce GT 650M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
- GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- GeForce GT 650M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M and Quadro 500M is 1800 MHz.
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 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce GT 650M. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 203% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GT 650M. | ||
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Dota 2 is 141% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 720p | 55−60 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Fortnite is 159% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 18−20 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | − |
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in Minecraft is 69% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 720p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GT 650M | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Kepler | Fermi |
| Code name | N13E-GE | GF108 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 22 March 2012 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | |
| Boost Clock | 900 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,270 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 11.20 | |
| Floating-point performance | 652.8 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 128bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 - 4000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 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 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Optimus | + | |
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