Radeon RX 6800 vs GeForce GTX 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 and Radeon RX 6800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 650
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
3.92

RX 6800 outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 1164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking67351
Place by popularity62not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.1949.82
Power efficiency4.7715.69
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK107Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $579

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 6800 has 4087% better value for money than GTX 650.

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 cores3843840
Core clock speed1058 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2105 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate33.86505.2
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS16.17 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs32240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 4.0 x16
Length147 mm267 mm
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
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.

GTX 650 3.92
RX 6800 49.55
+1164%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 650 1751
RX 6800 22140
+1164%

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 made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 650 2270
RX 6800 45441
+1902%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD12−14
−1350%
174
+1350%
1440p8−9
−1175%
102
+1175%
4K4−5
−1450%
62
+1450%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.08
−173%
3.33
+173%
1440p13.63
−140%
5.68
+140%
4K27.25
−192%
9.34
+192%
  • RX 6800 has 173% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 6800 has 140% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 6800 has 192% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 350
+0%
350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 135
+0%
135
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 208
+0%
208
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 349
+0%
349
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 197
+0%
197
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 232
+0%
232
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 167
+0%
167
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 259
+0%
259
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%
Far Cry 5 186
+0%
186
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 210
+0%
210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 130
+0%
130
+0%
Metro Exodus 147
+0%
147
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 269
+0%
269
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Dota 2 128
+0%
128
+0%
Far Cry 5 174
+0%
174
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 96
+0%
96
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+0%
152
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 175
+0%
175
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 163
+0%
163
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 73
+0%
73
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 55
+0%
55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 99
+0%
99
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GTX 650 and RX 6800 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 is 1350% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 is 1175% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 is 1450% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.92 49.55
Recency 6 September 2012 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 650 has 290.6% lower power consumption.

RX 6800, on the other hand, has a 1164% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

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