GeForce GTX 650 vs Quadro 500M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 and Quadro 500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 650 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Quadro 500M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 650 has 82% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 358 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 1795 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 1−2
medium / 1080p 10−11 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Quadro 500M
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 GF108
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 6 September 2012 22 February 2011
Pipelines 384 96
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 585 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 11.20
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 268.8 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.1
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
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