GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 650M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 650M SLI 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 SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 650M SLI Radeon R9 M270X
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M SLI.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 65 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 650M SLI is 2875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 6−7
ultra / 1080p 7−8 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 16−18
medium / 1080p 14−16 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 650M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 650M SLI Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name N13E-GE Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 21 March 2014
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 790 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 835 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL Not Listed
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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