Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce 9800M GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8650M outperforms 9800M GTX by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1069 | 885 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | G92 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 7 January 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $328.50 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 112 | 384 |
| CUDA cores per GPU | 112 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.28 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 420 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 56 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 3−4 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Elden Ring | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| World of Tanks | 24−27
−50%
|
35−40
+50%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−53.8%
|
20−22
+53.8%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| World of Tanks | 6−7
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8650M is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8650M is ahead in 33 tests (77%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (23%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 2.05 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 7 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8650M has a 73.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.
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