GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon R9 M390

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 M390 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 650 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R9 M390 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M390 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 M390 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M390
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 M390 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M390 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 650 is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon R9 M390 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R9 M390 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 35−40
medium / 1080p 10−11 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than GeForce GTX 650.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 650 Radeon R9 M390
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Pitcairn
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 6 September 2012 9 June 2015
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1058 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 5000 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 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 80.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 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 242 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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