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    GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon HD 7850

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 650M and Radeon HD 7850. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Radeon HD 7850. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    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:

    GeForce GT 650M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 650M Radeon HD 7850
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 225 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7850 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GT 650M and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GT 650M and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 650M Radeon HD 7850
    Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
    Code name N13E-GE Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 22 March 2012 5 March 2012
    Pipelines 384 1024
    Boost Clock 900 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 55.04
    Floating-point performance 652.8 gflops 1,761 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 128bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
    3D Blu-Ray +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 21 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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