Radeon HD 7650A vs GeForce GTX 980 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Mobile and Radeon HD 7650A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Mobile
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
20.72
+1359%

GTX 980 Mobile outperforms HD 7650A by a whopping 1359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking263992
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.650.12
Power efficiency7.423.08
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM204Onega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 September 2015 (9 years ago)5 January 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395.82 $262

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

GTX 980 Mobile has 16275% better value for money than HD 7650A.

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 cores2048480
Core clock speed1064 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1216 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100-200 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate136.214.40
Floating-point processing power4.358 TFLOPS0.576 TFLOPS
ROPs648
TMUs12824

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s28.8 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD95
+1483%
6−7
−1483%
1440p60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
4K48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.17
+948%
43.67
−948%
1440p6.60
+893%
65.50
−893%
4K8.25
+959%
87.33
−959%
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 948% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 893% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Mobile has 959% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1433%
6−7
−1433%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1833%
3−4
−1833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Valorant 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Dota 2 56
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Fortnite 110−120
+1500%
7−8
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1433%
6−7
−1433%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Grand Theft Auto V 84
+1580%
5−6
−1580%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+1833%
3−4
−1833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+1478%
9−10
−1478%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
Valorant 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%
World of Tanks 240−250
+1406%
16−18
−1406%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1600%
4−5
−1600%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Dota 2 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+1433%
6−7
−1433%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+1478%
9−10
−1478%
Valorant 85−90
+1640%
5−6
−1640%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1640%
10−11
−1640%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
World of Tanks 140−150
+1511%
9−10
−1511%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1767%
3−4
−1767%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Valorant 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Dota 2 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+1400%
4−5
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Fortnite 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Valorant 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

This is how GTX 980 Mobile and HD 7650A compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Mobile is 1483% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 1400% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Mobile is 1500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.72 1.42
Recency 21 September 2015 5 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 33 Watt

GTX 980 Mobile has a 1359.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

HD 7650A, on the other hand, has 203% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7650A in performance tests.


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