nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Review
Category : NVIDIA
Published by Christian Ney on 26.03.13
To fill the huge performance gap between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660 and also to compete with AMDs new Radeon HD 7790, nVidia released the GTX 650 Ti Boost. Behind this strange name there's a GTX 660 hiding whereas one SMX unit has been disabled. Therefore this graphics card is powered by a GK106 with 768 Cuda cores working at 980 MHz with a typical boost of 1'033 MHz. Regarding the memory we have 2 GB of GDDR5 working at 1'500 MHz on a 192 Bit bus. Performance wise the GTX 650 Ti Boost is also a direct competitor of AMD's Radeon HD 7850.
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On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.
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Technical Data / Specifications
You might be expecting this, with the nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost you get a reference card with reference clocks, a reference PCB and a reference cooler. The ASIC quality measured on our sample was 71.6 %.
About ASIC quality:
Looking at clock speeds we see the GTX 650 Ti Boost is sharing the same frequencies as its great sister the GTX 660. Therefore the GPU runs at 980 MHz with a typical boost of 1'033 MHz and the GDDR5 memory is clocked at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).
The card also features nVidia's Boost 2.0 technology. In our case when the GPU temperature was below 50°C the card was clocking itself up to 1'084 MHz. Above 50°C the GPU clock went down to 1'071 MHz and above 70°C to 1'058 MHz.
| nVidia GeForce | GTX 660 | GTX 650 Ti Boost | GTX 650 Ti | GTX 650 |
| Chip | GK106 | GK106 | GK106 | GK107 |
| Process | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 2.54 Billion | 2.54 billion | 2.54 Billion | 1.30 Billion |
| GPU clock | 980 MHz | 980 MHz | 925 MHz | 1'058 MHz |
| GPU Boost clock | 1'033 MHz | 1'033 MHz | N/A | N/A |
| Memory | 2'048 MB GDDR5 | 2'048 MB GDDR5 | 2'048/1'024 MB GDDR5 | 1'024 MB GDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) | 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) | 1'350 MHz (5'400 MHz) | 1'250 MHz (5'000 MHz) |
| Memory interface | 192 Bit | 192 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 144'200 MB/s | 144'200 MB/s | 86'400 MB/s | 80'000 MB/s |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 | 64 | 32 |
| Shader Cores | 960 (5 SMX) | 768 (4 SMX) | 768 (4 SMX) | 384 (2 SMX) |
| ROPs | 24 ROP | 16 ROP | 16 ROP | 16 ROP |
| Maximum board power | 140 Watt | 140 Watt | 110 Watt | 64 Watt |
| PCB Type | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design |
| PCB size | short | short | PCIe16x | PCIe16x |
| Cooler | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design |
| MSRP | $229 | $169 | $149 | $109 |
Something else this GTX 650 Ti Boost shares with the GTX 660 is the PCB. When you take a closer look at the PCB you see that it's identical. Therefore you get an analogue power design with five phases, where the GPU gets four phases and the memory gets one phase.
The voltage regulation chip used for the GPU power stage is a NCP5395G from ON Semiconductor. On the memory power stage you find an APL1117 from ANPEC.
This graphics card even features the same cooler you find on the GTX 660 reference cards. It comes with an aluminium fin stack and a copper base. The whole thing is cooled by a radial/blower-type fan.
The memory chips used are made by Samsung and carry the model number K4G20325FD-FC03. They are specified to run at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).
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Preview
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Test Setup
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3DMark 11 Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 8'673 | 8'663 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 7'604 | 7'210 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 6'854 | 6'624 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 6'276 | 5'776 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 5'831 | 5'523 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 5'818 | 5'360 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 5'797 | 5'341 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 4'802 | 4'492 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 4'888 | 4'435 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 4'723 | 4'307 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 4'521 | 4'107 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 3'995 | 3'592 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 3'767 | 3'368 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 3'646 | 3'265 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 5'139 | 5'583 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 4'991 | 5'389 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 4'408 | 4'695 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 4'168 | 4'439 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 3'805 | 4'407 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 3'699 | 4'071 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 3'606 | 3'882 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 3'266 | 3'336 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 3'015 | 3'120 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 2'923 | 3'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 2'474 | 2'828 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 2'734 | 2'775 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 2'475 | 2'559 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 2'278 | 2'417 |
| More is better | ||
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 2'535 | 2'601 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 2'441 | 2'500 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 2'166 | 2'185 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 2'038 | 2'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 1'863 | 1'868 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 1'411 | 1'495 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 1'199 | 1'127 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 1'071 | 1'055 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 1'067 | 1'027 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 846 | 910 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 925 | 874 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 698 | 631 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 878 | 815 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 550 | 488 |
| More is better | ||
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Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
| Graphics Cards | Graphics Score | FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 1'006 | 39.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 872 | 34.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 826 | 32.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 794 | 31.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 707 | 28.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 683 | 27.1 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 627 | 24.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 567 | 22.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 527 | 20.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 505 | 20.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 500 | 19.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 468 | 18.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 421 | 16.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 394 | 15.6 |
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BattleField 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 4xMSAA, Ultra, SSAO | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 55.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 52.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 45.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 44.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 36.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 33.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 32.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 31.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 27.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 27.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High, SSAO | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 89.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 80.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 74.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 64.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 47.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 44.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 43.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 39.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 36.8 |
| More is better |
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Borderlands 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, FXAA, no PhsyX, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 100.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 88.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 79.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 74.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 66.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 66.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 55.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 47.6 |
| More is better |
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Bioshock Infinite
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Crysis 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 18.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 16.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 14.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 13.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 11.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 9.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 9.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 7.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 7.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 7.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 6.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, Medium | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 54.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 52.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 48.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 45.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 39.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 37.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 36.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 33.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 33.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 31.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 30.0 |
| More is better |
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Call of Duty Black Ops 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 73.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 67.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 63.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 54.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 49.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 47.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 41.0 |
| More is better |
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DIRT Showdown - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 63.58 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 55.23 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 50.74 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.71 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.53 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 41.28 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 37.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.03 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.21 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.88 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 24.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.25 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 137.02 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 131.89 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 131.25 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 125.23 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 124.13 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 124.09 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 112.58 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 111.18 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 104.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 98.80 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 95.85 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 94.15 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 85.29 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 83.32 |
| More is better |
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Far Cry 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 28.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 24.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 23.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 21.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 21.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 19.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 16.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 16.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 15.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 14.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 11.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 8.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 79.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 65.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 64.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 58.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 54.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 53.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 50.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 46.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 41.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 41.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 40.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 37.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 34.8 |
| More is better |
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Max Payne 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 29.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 29.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 26.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 25.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 24.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 16.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 16.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 15.4 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 94.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 92.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 84.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 82.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 79.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 72.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 67.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 63.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 53.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 49.4 |
| More is better |
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Sleeping Dogs - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Extreme, High-Res Textures | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 37.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 33.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 29.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 27.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 27.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 25.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 24.3 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 23.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 22.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 22.3 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 19.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 15.1 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 84.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 67.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 60.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 57.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 56.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 47.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 43.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 40.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.7 |
| More is better |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 87.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 75.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 70.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 71.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 66.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 58.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 57.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 56.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 52.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 45.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Ultra | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 26.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 25.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 22.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 21.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 20.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 19.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 18.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 15.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 13.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 13.0 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 79.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 70.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 69.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 60.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 60.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 59.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 56.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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Power Consumption
| Power Consumption Idle* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 70 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 68 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 61 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 60 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 59 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 59 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 59 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 54 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 53 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 50 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 50 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Power Consumption Load (FurMark)* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 250 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 247 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 199 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 195 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 193 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 184 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 178 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 175 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 173 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 170 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 166 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 161 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 130 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 103 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Difference Idle/Load | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 180 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 179 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 145 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 136 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 134 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 133 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 125 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 117 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 116 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 115 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 109 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 102 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 80 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 52 |
| More is better |
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Fan Speed / Noise Level
Fan Speed
Noise Level
For the noise level results, we measured the noise level using a decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) located at 1 meter away from the graphics card.
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Idle / FurMark / BF3
Idle Temperature
Idle, temperature is taken after 15 minutes @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature under Furmark
For FurMark, temperature is taken after 15 minutes of GPU Burn test @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.
Room Temperature: 25°C
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Performance/Watt
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Power C. (Watts) | Performance/Watt*10 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 110 | 3.01 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 48.53 | 178 | 2.73 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 52.95 | 195 | 2.72 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.81 | 173 | 2.59 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 40.62 | 166 | 2.45 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.23 | 130 | 2.17 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 39.16 | 184 | 2.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 193 | 1.83 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 175 | 1.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 170 | 1.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 26.06 | 161 | 1.62 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.08 | 250 | 1.60 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 247 | 1.32 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 25.70 | 199 | 1.29 |
| More is better | Less is better | More is better |
The "Performance Index" value is calculated as the sum of all benchmarks results divided by the amount of games (3DMark and Ungine not included into the calculation).
Performance/Price
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Price (€) | Performance/€*10 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.23 | 91.68 | 3.08 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 26.06 | 90.96 | 2.86 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 48.53 | 170.90 | 2.84 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 112.21 | 2.79 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.81 | 167.94 | 2.67 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB | 40.62 | 154.75 | 2.62 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.08 | 153.27 | 2.61 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 52.95 | 220.99 | 2.40 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 130.14 | 2.39 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB | 39.16 | 169.00 (MSRP) | 2.32 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 160.64 | 2.20 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 141.53 | 2.07 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 25.70 | 124.06 | 2.07 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 198.07 | 1.64 |
| More is better | Less is better | More is better |
For the price we took the lowest price available on geizhals.eu, on the day the review has been published.
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Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
The GTX 650 Ti Boost is really what nVidia and it's customers needed the most: A sub-200-Euro/sub-200-CHF card that offers great performance. But unfortunately it arrives on the market a bit too late. The MSRP is looking very good when you check at other cards' MSRP but when you look at the market prices it's completely different. The GTX 650 Ti Boost goes retail today priced at 169 € when you can find custom versions of the HD 7870 and HD 7850 - more performance - starting at 170 € and 154 € respectively with Bioshock Infinite and the latest Tomb Raider bundled. |
- SLI Support | - Audible in idle - Bit too loud under load - Price | |
| Performance | + | - | |
Performance is on a good level but as we've
already mentioned, it is not enough if you put the price into the
equation too. On
average the HD 7850 2GB is 5.6 percent faster and the HD 7870 is 27
percent faster.
You can even find the GTX 660 which is 15 percent faster for 170 Euro
these days. |
- Performance">- Performance - Power Consumption in idle |
- Power Consumption under load | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| It's hard to recommend this card at this time. We will update this point when the card will actually be available on the market and see how the price has been ajusted. | - Upper Mid-Rang Gaming | ||
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Author: Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch