GeForce GT 650M vs Radeon RX 550X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 650M and Radeon RX 550X, 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 stacks up against Radeon RX 550X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 650M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 650M 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 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 650M Radeon RX 550X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 550X has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • GeForce GT 650M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 550X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 650M.
  • GeForce GT 650M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 650M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 550X - with GCN 4.0.
  • GeForce GT 650M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550X is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 650M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 10−11
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GT 650M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 650M Radeon RX 550X
Architecture Kepler GCN 4.0
Code name N13E-GE Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 22 March 2012 16 December 2018
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.86
Floating-point performance 652.8 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 384
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
3D Blu-Ray +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 21 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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