AMD Radeon HD 8790M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8790M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 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 HD 8790M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • 800x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 5.4 GB/s
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 751 vs 412
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 28.839 vs 28.29
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 80.418 vs 47.404
  • Around 82% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1607 vs 881
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 April 2013 vs 9 October 2012
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 5.4 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 751 vs 412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 28.839 vs 28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 80.418 vs 47.404
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1607 vs 881

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 928 MHz vs 850 MHz
  • 2.7x more texture fill rate: 59.2 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,425 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2528 vs 1306
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7923 vs 4746
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.168 vs 12.759
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 592.345 vs 465.631
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.141 vs 1.576
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3948 vs 2181
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3707 vs 2656
  • Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3335 vs 2014
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3948 vs 2181
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3707 vs 2656
  • Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3335 vs 2014
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 928 MHz vs 850 MHz
Texture fill rate 59.2 billion / sec vs 21.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 768 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,425 gflops vs 691.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2528 vs 1306
Geekbench - OpenCL 7923 vs 4746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.168 vs 12.759
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 592.345 vs 465.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.141 vs 1.576
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3948 vs 2181
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3707 vs 2656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3335 vs 2014
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3948 vs 2181
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3707 vs 2656
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3335 vs 2014

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8790M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1306
2528
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
751
412
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4746
7923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
12.759
23.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
465.631
592.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.576
2.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.839
28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
80.418
47.404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2181
3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2656
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2014
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2181
3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2656
3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2014
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1607
881
Name AMD Radeon HD 8790M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 1306 2528
PassMark - G2D Mark 751 412
Geekbench - OpenCL 4746 7923
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.759 23.168
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 465.631 592.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.576 2.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 28.839 28.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 80.418 47.404
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2181 3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2656 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2014 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2181 3948
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2656 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2014 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1607 881

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon HD 8790M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Mars GK106
Design AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Launch date 1 April 2013 9 October 2012
Place in performance rating 864 865
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $149
Price now $169.99
Value for money (0-100) 18.72

Technical info

Boost clock speed 850 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 850 MHz 928 MHz
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops 1,425 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 768
Texture fill rate 21.6 GTexel / s 59.2 billion / sec
Transistor count 1,040 million 2,540 million
CUDA cores 768
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 110 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini...
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)

API support

DirectX 11 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 64 GB / s 86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5.4 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

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