GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R7 250X

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 250X 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 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R7 250X
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 250X has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 250X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 250X - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 250X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 250X is 205 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 250X is 1620 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 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R7 250X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK107 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 September 2012 13 February 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 38.00
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 1,216 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm) 210 mm
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
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 +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
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 152 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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