GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon HD 6970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 6970, 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 SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 650M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI 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 SLI here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 650M SLI
Radeon HD 6970
Power consumption (TDP)
550 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 6970 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
GeForce GT 650M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6970 - in Desktops.
GeForce GT 650M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GT 650M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 2625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
9−10
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
20−22
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
QHD / 1440p
3−4
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Battlefield 5 is 28% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 6970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
210−220
medium / 768p
150−160
180−190
ultra / 1080p
80−85
95−100
QHD / 1440p
45−50
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
120−130
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
90−95
ultra / 1080p
50−55
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Fortnite is 14% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
QHD / 1440p
6−7
9−10
low / 720p
40−45
50−55
medium / 1080p
21−24
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 22% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
75−80
high / 1080p
21−24
30−33
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
95−100
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
20−22
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
low / 720p
45−50
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 14% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
40−45
55−60
medium / 768p
27−30
30−35
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−33
35−40
high / 768p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 650M SLI
Radeon HD 6970
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
N13E-GE
Cayman
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
22 March 2012
14 December 2010
Pipelines
768
1536
Core clock speed
790 MHz
Boost Clock
835 MHz
880 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
84.48
Floating-point performance
2,703.4 gflops
Length
267 mm
Memory bus width
2x 128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
1375 MHz
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
273 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
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