GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 M270, 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 R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M270 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
64 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 650 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M270 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 is 233 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 M270 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
1−2
medium / 1080p
10−11
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
0−1
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
150−160
60−65
medium / 768p
120−130
27−30
ultra / 1080p
60−65
7−8
QHD / 1440p
35−40
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
high / 768p
90−95
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 650.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
65−70
10−11
ultra / 1080p
40−45
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
21−24
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−11
−
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
21−24
medium / 1080p
27−30
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Fortnite is 204% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
0−1
medium / 1080p
16−18
0−1
low / 768p
60−65
18−20
medium / 768p
50−55
−
high / 1080p
16−18
0−1
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Grand Theft Auto V is 226% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
14−16
0−1
medium / 1080p
7−8
−
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
high / 1080p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in Minecraft is 79% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 720p
35−40
8−9
medium / 1080p
18−20
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
14−16
0−1
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 768p
30−33
0−1
medium / 768p
20−22
−
high / 1080p
10−12
−
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 768p
90−95
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
high / 768p
40−45
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 in World of Tanks is 140% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 650
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Kepler
GCN
Code name
GK107
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
6 September 2012
7 January 2014
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
1058 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
33.9 billion/sec
19.80
Floating-point performance
812.5 gflops
633.6 gflops
Length
5.70" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width
128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed
5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
80.0 GB/s
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.3
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
384
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 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
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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