GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost vs Radeon R9 M280X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon R9 M280X, 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 Boost stacks up against Radeon R9 M280X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M280X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M280X 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 R9 M280X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon R9 M280X
Power consumption (TDP) 134 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M280X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is 80 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost and Radeon R9 M280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 9−10 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 21−24 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Radeon R9 M280X
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK106 Saturn XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 March 2013 1 February 2015
Pipelines 768 896
Core clock speed 980 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1033 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 62.7 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 1,585 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 144.2 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.3 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 Not Listed
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 Displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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