GeForce GTX 650 vs Radeon HD 7990

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7990 and GeForce GTX 650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7990
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 375 Watt
14.42
+218%

HD 7990 outperforms GTX 650 by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking356651
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.471.23
Power efficiency2.775.04
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameMaltaGK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 April 2013 (11 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7990 has 20% better value for money than GTX 650.

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 cores2048384
Core clock speed950 MHz1058 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,313 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)375 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate128.033.86
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length307 mm147 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed1500 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s80.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
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-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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.

HD 7990 14.42
+218%
GTX 650 4.54

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.

HD 7990 5565
+218%
GTX 650 1750

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 7990 15540
+585%
GTX 650 2270

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 14.42 4.54
Recency 24 April 2013 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 375 Watt 64 Watt

HD 7990 has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 650, on the other hand, has 485.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7990 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 650 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon HD 7990
Radeon HD 7990
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GeForce GTX 650

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 52 votes

Rate Radeon HD 7990 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 3812 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 650 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.