Radeon HD 4650 AGP vs GeForce GTX 970

Place in performance ranking	200	1186
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.72	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GM204	RV730
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 September 2014 (9 years ago)	10 September 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$105 (0.3x MSRP)	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970 and ATI HD 4650 AGP have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores	1664	320
CUDA cores	1664	no data
Core clock speed	1050 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1178 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	514 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	48 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	109 billion/sec	19.20
Floating-point performance	3,920 gflops	384.0 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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 8x
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pins	no data
SLI options	+	no data

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 type	GDDR5	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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 970 24.97
+4524%

ATI HD 4650 AGP 0.54

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon HD 4650 AGP by 4524% based on our aggregate 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 970 9643
+4558%

ATI HD 4650 AGP 207

GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon HD 4650 AGP by 4558% in Passmark.

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 HD	83 +8200%	1−2 −8200%
1440p	59 +5800%	1−2 −5800%
4K	40	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1850−1900

+4412%

40−45
−4412%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2200−2250 +4483%	45−50 −4483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1950−2000 +4435%	40−45 −4435%
Battlefield 5	3750−3800 +4473%	80−85 −4473%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2350−2400 +4508%	50−55 −4508%
Cyberpunk 2077	1850−1900 +4412%	40−45 −4412%
Far Cry 5	2600−2650 +4461%	55−60 −4461%
Far Cry New Dawn	3000−3050 +4515%	65−70 −4515%
Forza Horizon 4	4950−5000 +4483%	100−110 −4483%
Hitman 3	2300−2350 +4500%	50−55 −4500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4550−4600 +4496%	95−100 −4496%
Metro Exodus	3700−3750 +4468%	80−85 −4468%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3050−3100 +4521%	65−70 −4521%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3950−4000 +4493%	85−90 −4493%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3250−3300 +4477%	70−75 −4477%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2200−2250 +4483%	45−50 −4483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1950−2000 +4435%	40−45 −4435%
Battlefield 5	3750−3800 +4473%	80−85 −4473%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2400−2450 +4515%	52 −4515%
Cyberpunk 2077	1850−1900 +4412%	40−45 −4412%
Far Cry 5	2600−2650 +4461%	55−60 −4461%
Far Cry New Dawn	1300−1350 +4383%	29 −4383%
Forza Horizon 4	4950−5000 +4483%	100−110 −4483%
Hitman 3	2300−2350 +4500%	50−55 −4500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4550−4600 +4496%	95−100 −4496%
Metro Exodus	1600−1650 +4471%	35 −4471%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3050−3100 +4521%	65−70 −4521%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3950−4000 +4493%	85−90 −4493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3700−3750 +4468%	81 −4468%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3250−3300 +4477%	70−75 −4477%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2200−2250 +4483%	45−50 −4483%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1950−2000 +4435%	40−45 −4435%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1650−1700 +4483%	36 −4483%
Cyberpunk 2077	1850−1900 +4412%	40−45 −4412%
Far Cry 5	2600−2650 +4461%	55−60 −4461%
Forza Horizon 4	4950−5000 +4483%	100−110 −4483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4550−4600 +4496%	95−100 −4496%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3950−4000 +4493%	85−90 −4493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1950−2000 +4435%	43 −4435%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3250−3300 +4477%	70−75 −4477%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3050−3100

+4521%

65−70
−4521%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2150−2200 +4474%	45−50 −4474%
Far Cry New Dawn	2100−2150 +4465%	46 −4465%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1200−1250 +4515%	24−27 −4515%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1150−1200 +4500%	24−27 −4500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1550−1600 +4459%	30−35 −4459%
Cyberpunk 2077	700−750 +4275%	16−18 −4275%
Far Cry 5	1950−2000 +4435%	40−45 −4435%
Forza Horizon 4	2300−2350 +4500%	50−55 −4500%
Hitman 3	1350−1400 +4400%	30−33 −4400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2350−2400 +4508%	50−55 −4508%
Metro Exodus	2150−2200 +4474%	45−50 −4474%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2500−2550 +4445%	55−60 −4445%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1400−1450 +4416%	30−35 −4416%
Watch Dogs: Legion	850−900 +4374%	18−20 −4374%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1900−1950

+4424%

40−45
−4424%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1150−1200 +4500%	24−27 −4500%
Far Cry New Dawn	900−950 +4400%	20 −4400%
Hitman 3	900−950 +4400%	20−22 −4400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1300−1350 +4383%	27−30 −4383%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	750−800 +4312%	16−18 −4312%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1300−1350 +4383%	29 −4383%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +4233%	14−16 −4233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	600−650 +4186%	14−16 −4186%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	600−650 +4186%	14−16 −4186%
Cyberpunk 2077	270−280 +4400%	6−7 −4400%
Far Cry 5	600−650 +4186%	14−16 −4186%
Forza Horizon 4	1550−1600 +4459%	30−35 −4459%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1300−1350 +4383%	27−30 −4383%
Metro Exodus	1100−1150 +4483%	24−27 −4483%
Watch Dogs: Legion	500−550 +4445%	10−12 −4445%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1000−1050

+4445%

21−24
−4445%

This is how GTX 970 and ATI HD 4650 AGP compete in popular games:

GTX 970 is 8200% faster in 1080p
GTX 970 is 5800% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.97	0.54
Recency	19 September 2014	10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	48 Watt