GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon HD 7850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M, 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 SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7850M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 SLI or Radeon HD 7850M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 650M SLI
Radeon HD 7850M
Power consumption (TDP)
40 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2x2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 650M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7850M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 115 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850M.
GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M is 4000 MHz.
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
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
7−8
3−4
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
14−16
medium / 1080p
14−16
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 87% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
20−22
10−12
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
21−24
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon HD 7850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
120−130
medium / 768p
150−160
100−110
ultra / 1080p
80−85
50−55
QHD / 1440p
45−50
27−30
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
120−130
75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 54% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
100−110
80−85
medium / 768p
80−85
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
14−16
7−8
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
4K / 2160p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
14−16
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−11
low / 720p
85−90
55−60
medium / 1080p
40−45
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Fortnite is 61% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
21−24
10−11
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
QHD / 1440p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 81% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
75−80
50−55
medium / 768p
65−70
40−45
high / 1080p
21−24
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 57% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
8−9
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
10−12
medium / 1080p
10−11
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
95−100
75−80
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Minecraft is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
30−33
medium / 1080p
21−24
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
10−12
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
40−45
21−24
medium / 768p
27−30
14−16
high / 1080p
14−16
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 76% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
30−33
18−20
high / 768p
45−50
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in World of Tanks is 26% more, than Radeon HD 7850M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 650M SLI
Radeon HD 7850M
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
N13E-GE
Heathrow Pro
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
22 March 2012
24 April 2012
Pipelines
768
640
Core clock speed
790 MHz
675 MHz
Boost Clock
835 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
Floating-point performance
864.0 gflops
Memory bus width
2x 128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
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