GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, 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 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 7970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
200 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 212% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 650.
GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 208 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4795 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 650.
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
8−9
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
18−20
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−11
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
30−33
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
150−160
250−260
medium / 768p
120−130
220−230
ultra / 1080p
60−65
180−190
QHD / 1440p
35−40
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
90−95
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 113% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 76% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
9−10
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
4−5
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
10−11
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
65−70
180−190
medium / 1080p
27−30
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 229% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
60−65
140−150
medium / 768p
50−55
120−130
high / 1080p
16−18
70−75
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
14−16
65−70
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 416% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 34% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
14−16
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
30−33
130−140
medium / 768p
20−22
85−90
high / 1080p
10−12
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 313% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
21−24
50−55
high / 768p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
GK107
Wimbledon XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
6 September 2012
1 May 2012
Pipelines
384
2560
Core clock speed
1058 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
33.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
812.5 gflops
Length
5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width
128-bit GDDR5
2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5.0 GB/s
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.3
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
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
large
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