GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
82%
82%
AMD Radeon HD 6950
177%
177%
AMD Radeon HD 6950 is approximately 95% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK107 | Cayman |
| CoresDifferent | 384 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK107 | Cayman |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK107-450-A2 | Cayman PRO(215-0807019) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | TeraScale 3 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,270 million | 2,640 million |
| DensityDifferent | 10.8M / mm² | 6.8M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 118 mm² | 389 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-908 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Sep 6th, 2012 | Dec 14th, 2010 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 600 | Northern Islands(HD 6900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 700 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 109 USD | 299 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 17 in our database | 111 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 1058 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 80.00 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 384 | 1408 |
| TMUsDifferent | 32 | 88 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 2 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 22 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 8.464 GPixel/s | 25.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 33.86 GTexel/s | 70.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 812.5 GFLOPS | 2.253 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 33.86 GFLOPS (1:24) | 563.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot WidthDifferent | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 147 mm5.8 inches | 286 mm11.3 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 65 W | 200 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.4a | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2010 SKU 4 | 109-C21647-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 126 mm5 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 42 mm1.7 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 3.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
Comparison Summary
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