NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M vs AMD Radeon HD 7650A

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M and AMD Radeon HD 7650A 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).

NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M

AMD Radeon HD 7650A

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.332 vs 4.429
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.635 vs 0.435
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1833 vs 621
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2418 vs 700
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1833 vs 621
3.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2418 vs 700

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 March 2012 vs 5 January 2012
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.332 vs 4.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.635 vs 0.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1833 vs 621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2418 vs 700
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1833 vs 621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2418 vs 700

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7650A

3.3x more pipelines: 480 vs 144
2.3x better floating-point performance: 576.0 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 568 vs 551
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 285 vs 171
3.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9507 vs 2520
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 259.825 vs 205.545
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.298 vs 10.932
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 53.841 vs 22.728

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	480 vs 144
Floating-point performance	576.0 gflops vs 253.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	568 vs 551
PassMark - G2D Mark	285 vs 171
Geekbench - OpenCL	9507 vs 2520
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	259.825 vs 205.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.298 vs 10.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	53.841 vs 22.728

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7650A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

551

568

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

171

285

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

2520

9507

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.332

4.429

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

205.545

259.825

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.635

0.435

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

10.932

13.298

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.728

53.841

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1833

621

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2418

700

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1833

621

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2418

700

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M	AMD Radeon HD 7650A
PassMark - G3D Mark	551	568
PassMark - G2D Mark	171	285
Geekbench - OpenCL	2520	9507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.332	4.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	205.545	259.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.635	0.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.932	13.298
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.728	53.841
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	800
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1833	621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2418	700
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	800
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1833	621
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2418	700

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M	AMD Radeon HD 7650A
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF116	Onega
Launch date	22 March 2012	5 January 2012
Place in performance rating	1451	1453
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$262
Price now		$262
Value for money (0-100)		3.94
Technical info
Boost clock speed	753 MHz
CUDA cores	Up to 144
Floating-point performance	253.4 gflops	576.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	144	480
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	1,170 million	716 million
Core clock speed		600 MHz
Texture fill rate		14.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size	large
API support
DirectX	12 API	11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Shared memory	0
Memory bandwidth		28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11	DirectX 11
Optimus