GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 7790

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 7790 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 HD 7790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 32% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 650 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 58 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7790 is 178 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 5995 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name GK107 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 6 September 2012 22 March 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 1058 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion/sec 56.00
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm) 183 mm
Memory bus width 128-bit GDDR5 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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 +
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