GeForce GTX 650 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 Ti and Radeon HD 7970, 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 Ti stacks up against Radeon HD 7970, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 650 Ti	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 172% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 650 Ti is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce GTX 650 Ti and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 269 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 1370 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	2−3	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	60−65
medium / 1080p	16−18	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	21−24	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 169% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	190−200	250−260
medium / 768p	160−170	220−230
ultra / 1080p	85−90	180−190
QHD / 1440p	45−50	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	120−130	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 63% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	85−90	110−120
ultra / 1080p	55−60	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	80−85
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 176% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	21−24	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	16−18	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	85−90	180−190
medium / 1080p	45−50	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 128% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	21−24	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
QHD / 1440p	7−8	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	24−27	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 162% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	75−80	140−150
medium / 768p	65−70	120−130
high / 1080p	24−27	70−75
ultra / 1080p	10−11	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 119% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	24−27	65−70
medium / 1080p	10−12	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 210% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	100−105	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	24−27	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 140% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	45−50	130−140
medium / 768p	27−30	85−90
high / 1080p	16−18	45−50
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 181% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	50−55
high / 768p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 650 Ti.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 650 Ti	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	Kepler	GCN
Code name	GK106	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 October 2012	22 December 2011
Pipelines	768	2048
Core clock speed	928 MHz
Boost Clock		925 MHz
Transistor count	2,540 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	59.2 billion/sec	118.4
Floating-point performance	1,425 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.4 GB/s	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.1 kh/s
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	768
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
Height	4.376" (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)	49 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	0.26 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	5 Mh/s	20.71 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 650 Ti vs Radeon HD 7970

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