GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX Vega 8 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX Vega 8 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 RX Vega 8 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
GeForce GT 650M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 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
8−9
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Battlefield 5 is 72% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
150−160
medium / 768p
95−100
120−130
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
QHD / 1440p
24−27
35−40
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 29% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Dota 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Fortnite is 40% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
4K / 2160p
3−4
−
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Forza Horizon 4 is 60% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
80−85
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
16−18
30−33
medium / 768p
12−14
20−22
high / 1080p
6−7
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 8 in World of Tanks is 30% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
Kepler
Vega
Code name
N13E-GE
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
22 March 2012
26 October 2017
Pipelines
384
512
Boost Clock
900 MHz
1200 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Floating-point performance
652.8 gflops
Memory bus width
128bit
Memory clock speed
1800 - 4000 MHz
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
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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