Radeon R7 350 640SP vs GeForce GTX 650

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking654not rated
Place by popularity59not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores384640
CUDA cores384no data
Core clock speed1058 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt55 Watt
Texture fill rate33.8637.00
Floating-point performance0.8125 gflops1.184 gflops

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length147 mm168 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s4.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s72 GB/s

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 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+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 September 2012 7 January 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 55 Watt

R7 350 640SP has an age advantage of 6 years, and 16.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon R7 350 640SP. We've got no test results to judge.


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