GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Radeon R7 M270, 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 Radeon R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 650M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 650M and Radeon R7 M270 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3\GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
GeForce GT 650M and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270 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 Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270.
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 Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
N13E-GE
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
22 March 2012
7 January 2014
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
825 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19.80
Floating-point performance
652.8 gflops
633.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128bit
Memory clock speed
1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
21 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Optimus
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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