GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 7690M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 7690M, 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 7690M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7690M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M 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 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 20 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 650 has 220% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7690M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 650 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 458 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M is 3595 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−11 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name GK107 Thames XT / XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 6 September 2012 7 June 2011
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 17.40
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 696.0 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 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
Laptop size medium sized
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