GeForce GTX 650 Ti vs Radeon HD 6870

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 Ti and Radeon HD 6870 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 Ti will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 151 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 37% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6870 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6870 is 215 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 1045 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 10−12
ultra / 1080p 7−8 6−7
QHD / 1440p 2−3 1−2
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6870.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK106 RV940 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 9 October 2012 22 October 2010
Pipelines 768 1120
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 59.2 billion/sec 50.40
Floating-point performance 1,425 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm) 220 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.4 GB/s 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.1 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
Height 4.376" (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 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 49 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.26 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5 Mh/s
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