ATI Radeon X1950 GT vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 650 Ti and Radeon X1950 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 650 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 110 Watt
6.55
+2326%

GTX 650 Ti outperforms ATI X1950 GT by a whopping 2326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5681343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.08no data
Power efficiency4.150.33
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameGK106RV570
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 October 2012 (12 years ago)29 January 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 650 Ti and ATI X1950 GT have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores768no data
Core clock speed928 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million330 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt57 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.396.000
Floating-point processing power1.425 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1612
TMUs6412

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length145 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.4 GB/s600 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s38.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support4 Displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.32.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
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.

GTX 650 Ti 6.55
+2326%
ATI X1950 GT 0.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 650 Ti 2527
+2284%
ATI X1950 GT 106

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.55 0.27
Recency 9 October 2012 29 January 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 57 Watt

GTX 650 Ti has a 2325.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1950 GT, on the other hand, has 93% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 650 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1950 GT in performance tests.


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