GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon HD 6790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Radeon HD 6790, 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 HD 6790, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 650M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GT 650M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3\GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 650M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6790.
GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6790 - in Desktops.
GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GT 650M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
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
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Battlefield 5 is 63% 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 HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
120−130
ultra / 1080p
45−50
60−65
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−35
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% 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 HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Dota 2 is 14% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
10−12
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
14−16
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 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
27−30
medium / 1080p
10−11
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 50% 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 HD 6790 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
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 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 HD 6790 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 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
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 57% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
16−18
27−30
medium / 768p
12−14
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in World of Tanks is 28% more, than GeForce GT 650M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 650M
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
Kepler
Terascale 2
Code name
N13E-GE
Barts
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
22 March 2012
4 April 2011
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
840 MHz
Boost Clock
900 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
33.60
Floating-point performance
652.8 gflops
1,344.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
128bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 - 4000 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 API
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
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
122 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
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