Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 650
1024 Mb GDDR5
Released 27 Nov 2013
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VS
AMD
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
1024 Mb GDDR5
Released 15 Feb 2012
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Summary
Synthetic performance index
- GeForce GTX 650100%
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition144%
Relative performance
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 650100%
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 650
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
- 21% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Mantle
- Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
The Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (38 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 650 | Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition |
|---|
| GPU Name | GK106 () | Cape Verde (Cape Verde XT) |
| Fab Process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 221 mm² | 123 mm² |
| Transistors | 2,540 million | 1,500 million |
| Shaders | 384 | 640 |
| Compute Units | 2 | 10 |
| Core clock | 1058 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 650 | Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective | 1125 MHz
4500 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 1024 Mb | 1024 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 650 | Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition |
|---|
| TDP | 65 watts | 80 watts |
| Release Date | 27 Nov 2013 | 15 Feb 2012 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 6508.46 GP/s
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition16.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 65033.90 GT/s
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition40.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 65080.00 GB/s
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition72.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 650812.50 GFLOPs
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition1280.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
3DMark 11
- GeForce GTX 6502880
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition4170
Points (higher is better)
Game benchmarks
Alan Wake
- GeForce GTX 65025.2
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition32.2
FPS (higher is better)
Batman: Arkham City
- GeForce GTX 65035.8
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition34.9
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 65023.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition27.1
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 2
- GeForce GTX 65044.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition41.1
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis
- GeForce GTX 65018.8
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition21.9
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 2
- GeForce GTX 65021.6
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition26.3
FPS (higher is better)
Diablo III
- GeForce GTX 65051.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition54.2
FPS (higher is better)
Dragon Age II
- GeForce GTX 65020.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition24.2
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2012
- GeForce GTX 65034.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition41.3
FPS (higher is better)
Max Payne 3
- GeForce GTX 65023
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition31.6
FPS (higher is better)
Metro 2033
- GeForce GTX 65011.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition12.6
FPS (higher is better)
Sleeping Dogs
- GeForce GTX 65020.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition30.4
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite V2
- GeForce GTX 65019.4
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition28.9
FPS (higher is better)
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
- GeForce GTX 65030.6
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition36.9
FPS (higher is better)
StarCraft II
- GeForce GTX 65083.4
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition84.9
FPS (higher is better)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- GeForce GTX 65029.9
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition36.7
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Shogun 2
- GeForce GTX 65018.6
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition19.8
FPS (higher is better)
Unigine Heaven 2.0
- GeForce GTX 65022.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition27.3
FPS (higher is better)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- GeForce GTX 65032.6
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition42.7
FPS (higher is better)
Alan Wake
- GeForce GTX 65015
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition19.6
FPS (higher is better)
Batman: Arkham City
- GeForce GTX 65021.4
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition21.2
FPS (higher is better)
Battlefield 3
- GeForce GTX 65013.9
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition16.2
FPS (higher is better)
Borderlands 2
- GeForce GTX 65026.3
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition24.9
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis
- GeForce GTX 65011.1
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition13.2
FPS (higher is better)
Crysis 2
- GeForce GTX 65012.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition15.5
FPS (higher is better)
Diablo III
- GeForce GTX 65034.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition39
FPS (higher is better)
Dragon Age II
- GeForce GTX 65013.3
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition16.3
FPS (higher is better)
F1 2012
- GeForce GTX 65023.9
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition29.2
FPS (higher is better)
Max Payne 3
- GeForce GTX 65015
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition21
FPS (higher is better)
Metro 2033
- GeForce GTX 6508.3
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition9.2
FPS (higher is better)
Sleeping Dogs
- GeForce GTX 65010.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition17.5
FPS (higher is better)
Sniper Elite V2
- GeForce GTX 65012.2
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition18.1
FPS (higher is better)
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
- GeForce GTX 65018.3
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition22.7
FPS (higher is better)
StarCraft II
- GeForce GTX 65052.4
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition61.1
FPS (higher is better)
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- GeForce GTX 65017.5
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition26.3
FPS (higher is better)
Total War: Shogun 2
- GeForce GTX 65011.1
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition11.8
FPS (higher is better)
Unigine Heaven 2.0
- GeForce GTX 65014.7
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition18.2
FPS (higher is better)
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
- GeForce GTX 65022.3
- Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition27.9
FPS (higher is better)