GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 86% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 266 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon R9 280X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK106 Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 March 2013 8 October 2013
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 980 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 62.7 billion/sec 128.0
Floating-point performance 1,585 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm) 275 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 Displays
HDMI + +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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