AMD Radeon E8860 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon E8860 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8860

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
  • Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 64 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 900x more memory clock speed: 4500 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 436 vs 367
  • 5.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 26300 vs 4487
  • Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 20.395 vs 12.582
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 529.248 vs 364.463
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.683 vs 1.254
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.86 vs 23.499
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4345 vs 3332
  • Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4345 vs 3332
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 25 January 2014 vs 27 November 2013
Pipelines 640 vs 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt vs 64 Watt
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz vs 5.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 436 vs 367
Geekbench - OpenCL 26300 vs 4487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.395 vs 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 529.248 vs 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.683 vs 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.86 vs 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4345 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4345 vs 3332

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

  • Around 84% higher core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • Around 36% higher texture fill rate: 33.9 billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s
  • Around 2% better floating-point performance: 812.5 gflops vs 800.0 gflops
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1753 vs 1686
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.386 vs 15.803
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2663 vs 1246
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3478 vs 1655
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2663 vs 1246
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3478 vs 1655
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1058 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.9 billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 812.5 gflops vs 800.0 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1753 vs 1686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.386 vs 15.803
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2663 vs 1246
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3478 vs 1655
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2663 vs 1246
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3478 vs 1655

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon E8860
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1686
1753
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
436
367
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
26300
4487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.395
12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
529.248
364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.683
1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.803
18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
47.86
23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1246
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1655
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4345
3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1246
2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1655
3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4345
3332
Name AMD Radeon E8860 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
PassMark - G3D Mark 1686 1753
PassMark - G2D Mark 436 367
Geekbench - OpenCL 26300 4487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 20.395 12.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 529.248 364.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.683 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 15.803 18.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.86 23.499
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1246 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1655 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4345 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1246 2663
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1655 3478
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4345 3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 545

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon E8860 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Venus GK106
Launch date 25 January 2014 27 November 2013
Place in performance rating 1029 1030
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $109
Price now $144.81
Value for money (0-100) 16.05

Technical info

Boost clock speed 625 MHz
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1058 MHz
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 812.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 384
Texture fill rate 25 GTexel / s 33.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt 64 Watt
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 384

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini..., 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Length 5.70" (14.5 cm)
Supplementary power connectors One 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 72 GB / s 80.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
TXAA