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AMD Radeon R7 250E vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1058
- Max video memory 2048
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 5.0 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 800 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
Place in performance rating | 550 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 26 | no data |
Value for money | 0.41 | no data |
Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
GPU code name | GK107 | Cape Verde |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 6 September 2012 (10 years old) | 20 December 2013 (9 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $109 |
Current price | $291 (2.7x MSRP) | $599 (5.5x MSRP) |
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 cores | 384 | 512 |
CUDA cores | 384 | no data |
Core clock speed | 1058 MHz | 800 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 1,500 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 64 Watt | 55 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 33.9 billion/sec | 25.60 |
Floating-point performance | 812.5 gflops | 819.2 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 5.70" (14.5 cm) | 168 mm |
Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | One 6-pin | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 128-bit GDDR5 | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5.0 GB/s | 4500 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 80.0 GB/s | 72 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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
HDMI | + | + |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no 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
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | + | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce GTX 650 outperforms Radeon R7 250E by 15% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 250E. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 26 Mh/s | 98 Mh/s |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 6 September 2012 | 20 December 2013 |
Memory bandwidth | 80 | 72 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 512 |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 64 Watt | 55 Watt |
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Competitors of GeForce GTX 650 by AMD
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Competitors of Radeon R7 250E by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon R7 250E from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 650.
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