GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6870, 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 GTX 650 stacks up against Radeon HD 6870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 650	Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP)	64 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 135% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 650 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 650 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.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6870 is 1045 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	10−12
ultra / 1080p	5−6	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	150−160	180−190
medium / 768p	120−130	140−150
ultra / 1080p	60−65	75−80
QHD / 1440p	35−40	40−45
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	90−95	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	30−33
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	85−90	95−100
medium / 768p	65−70	75−80
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 36% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	16−18	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	65−70	80−85
medium / 1080p	27−30	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
QHD / 1440p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	60−65	70−75
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	4−5	5−6
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	90−95
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	20−22
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	30−33	40−45
medium / 768p	20−22	24−27
high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
4K / 2160p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	45−50	55−60
ultra / 1080p	21−24	27−30
high / 768p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 650	Radeon HD 6870
Architecture	Kepler	Terascale 2
Code name	GK107	RV940 Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 September 2012	22 October 2010
Pipelines	384	1120
Core clock speed	1058 MHz
Boost Clock		900 MHz
Transistor count	1,270 million	1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	33.9 billion/sec	50.40
Floating-point performance	812.5 gflops	2,016.0 gflops
Length	5.70" (14.5 cm)	220 mm
Memory bus width	128-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.0 GB/s	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 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	+
CUDA cores	384
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height	4.38" (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)	26 Mh/s	213 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
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GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 6870

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