GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost, including specs and performance data.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
13.72
+78.2%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms 650 Ti Boost by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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GTX 650 Ti Boost GTX 650 Ti Boost

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking389543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.79
Power efficiency5.524.63
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTGK106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 May 2012 (13 years ago)26 March 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores2560768
Core clock speed850 MHz980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1033 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt134 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data97 °C
Texture fill rateno data66.05
Floating-point processing powerno data1.585 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data64
L1 Cacheno data64 KB
L2 Cacheno data384 KB

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz6.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data144.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 Displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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-+
3D Vision Live-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.3
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
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:

900p132
+88.6%
70−75
−88.6%
Full HD102
+85.5%
55−60
−85.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.07

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Fortnite 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
Valorant 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+79.1%
110−120
−79.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Dota 2 90−95
+86%
50−55
−86%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Fortnite 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 55−60
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Valorant 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
−82.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Dota 2 90−95
+86%
50−55
−86%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+103%
30−33
−103%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+80%
30−33
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Valorant 120−130
+87.7%
65−70
−87.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 80−85
+84.4%
45−50
−84.4%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
+81.7%
60−65
−81.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+80%
80−85
−80%
Valorant 150−160
+87.5%
80−85
−87.5%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Valorant 80−85
+80%
45−50
−80%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Dota 2 50−55
+96.3%
27−30
−96.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%

This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and GTX 650 Ti Boost compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 89% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M Crossfire is 85% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.72 7.70
Recency 1 May 2012 26 March 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 134 Watt

HD 7970M Crossfire has a 78.2% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 650 Ti Boost, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 49.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost is a desktop one.

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