Radeon 880M vs GeForce GT 650M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 650M SLI and Radeon 880M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 650M SLI
2012
2x2 GB GDDR5
5.09

880M outperforms GT 650M SLI by a whopping 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking627275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data91.69
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameN13E-GEStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)

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 cores768512
Core clock speed790 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed835 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data92.80
Floating-point processing powerno data2.97 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data32
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2x2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2x 128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4000 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

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 Connectorsno dataPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GT 650M SLI 5.09
Radeon 880M 20.07
+294%

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.

GT 650M SLI 3597
Radeon 880M 13892
+286%

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:

900p79
−280%
300−350
+280%
Full HD48
+37.1%
35
−37.1%
1440p5−6
−340%
22
+340%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+67.9%
27−30
−67.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%
Hitman 3 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−283%
180−190
+283%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−275%
120−130
+275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

This is how GT 650M SLI and Radeon 880M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 880M is 280% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 37% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 880M is 340% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GT 650M SLI surpassed Radeon 880M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.09 20.07
Recency 22 March 2012 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Radeon 880M has a 294.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 650M SLI in performance tests.


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