GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Boost will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is 894 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 3−4 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 29% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK106 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 March 2013 6 January 2011
Pipelines 768 1920
Core clock speed 980 MHz 680 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 62.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,585 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.3
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 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
Laptop size large
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