AMD Radeon 550X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

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Combined performance score

GTX 650
4.51
+20.6%

GeForce GTX 650 outperforms Radeon 550X by 21% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking615665
Place by popularity65not in top-100
Value for money0.340.85
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Lexa
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (11 years old)27 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data
Current price$207 (1.9x MSRP)$468
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Radeon 550X has 150% better value for money than GTX 650.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384512
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed1058 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1218 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate33.9 billion/sec38.98
Floating-point performance812.5 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length5.70" (14.5 cm)145 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsOne 6-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s112.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 650 4.51
+20.6%
Radeon 550X 3.74

GeForce GTX 650 outperforms Radeon 550X by 21% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 650 1750
+20.6%
Radeon 550X 1451

GeForce GTX 650 outperforms Radeon 550X by 21% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.51 3.74
Recency 6 September 2012 27 March 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550X in performance tests.


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