Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GTX 650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

GTX 650
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 64 Watt
4.54

Vega 7 outperforms GTX 650 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking659532
Place by popularity7518
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.37no data
Power efficiency4.7911.38
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK107Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 September 2012 (12 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 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 cores384448
Core clock speed1058 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1900 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)64 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate33.8653.20
Floating-point processing power0.8125 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3228

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 x16IGP
Length147 mmno data
Height4.38" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128-bit GDDR5System Shared
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth80.0 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMINo outputs
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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
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. 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 4.54
Vega 7 7.47
+64.5%

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
Vega 7 3348
+47.5%

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
−83.3%
22
+83.3%
1440p18−20
−77.8%
32
+77.8%
4K9−10
−77.8%
16
+77.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.08no data
1440p6.06no data
4K12.11no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.54 7.47
Recency 6 September 2012 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 64 Watt 45 Watt

Vega 7 has a 64.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 42.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 650 is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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