GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
50%
50%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
224%
224%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 is approximately 174% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK106S | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 768 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK106S | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK106-220-A1 | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 2,540 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 11.5M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 221 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-908 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Oct 9th, 2012 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 149 USD | 549 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 62 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 928 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1350 MHz5.4 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 86.40 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 768 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 4 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 14.85 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 59.39 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,425.4 GFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 59.39 GFLOPS (1:24) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 145 mm5.7 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 110 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 300 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.4a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2010 SKU 15 | 109-C38637-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 38 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 (5.1) |
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