Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) vs GeForce 9650M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9650M GT and Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9650M GT
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.36

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) outperforms 9650M GT by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking12831191
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.07no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameG96CBeema/Mullins
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date19 August 2008 (16 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores32128
Core clock speed550 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data600 MHz
Number of transistors314 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.800no data
Floating-point processing power0.0848 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsno data
Maximum VGA resolution1920x1200no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9650M GT 0.36
R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 0.65
+80.6%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9650M GT 1306
+10.9%
R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) 1178

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) is ahead in 26 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 0.65
Recency 19 August 2008 29 April 2014
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) has a 80.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GT in performance tests.


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