NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 M280X

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Combined performance score

R9 M280X
2.10

GeForce GT 650M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M280X by 142% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking824585
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.67
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSaturn XTN13E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2015 (9 years old)22 March 2012 (12 years old)
Current priceno data$545
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores896768
Core clock speed900 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speedno data835 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point performance1,792 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M280X and GeForce GT 650M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportNot Listedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

Memory

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 typeNot ListedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2x2 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+no data
CUDAno 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.

R9 M280X 2.10
GT 650M SLI 5.09
+142%

GeForce GT 650M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M280X by 142% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M280X 9222
GT 650M SLI 12812
+38.9%

GeForce GT 650M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M280X by 39% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M280X 4698
+30.6%
GT 650M SLI 3597

Radeon R9 M280X outperforms GeForce GT 650M SLI by 31% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p30−35
−163%
79
+163%
Full HD27
−85.2%
50
+85.2%
4K18
−122%
40−45
+122%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry 5 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Hitman 3 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Hitman 3 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−133%
7−8
+133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Metro Exodus 0−1 3−4
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Hitman 3 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

This is how R9 M280X and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GT 650M SLI is 163% faster than R9 M280X

1080p resolution:

  • GT 650M SLI is 85.2% faster than R9 M280X

4K resolution:

  • GT 650M SLI is 122% faster than R9 M280X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M280X is 45.5% faster than the GT 650M SLI.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 1000% faster than the R9 M280X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M280X is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • GT 650M SLI is ahead in 45 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.10 5.09
Recency 1 February 2015 22 March 2012

The GeForce GT 650M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M280X in performance tests.


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