Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Place in the ranking	211	885
Place by popularity	57	not in top-100
Power efficiency	18.20	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	TU116	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 November 2019 (5 years ago)	7 January 2013 (12 years ago)

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	1280	384
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	900 Million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	138.0	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.416 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.44
+1190%

HD 8650M 2.05

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1650 SUPER 12206
+1062%

HD 8650M 1050

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1650 SUPER 68199
+809%

HD 8650M 7500

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	70 +1300%	5−6 −1300%
1440p	36 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
4K	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	61 +510%	10−11 −510%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +1160%	5−6 −1160%
Elden Ring	76 +2433%	3−4 −2433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +1900%	4−5 −1900%
Counter-Strike 2	48 +380%	10−11 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +840%	5−6 −840%
Forza Horizon 4	121 +1000%	10−12 −1000%
Metro Exodus	89 +4350%	2−3 −4350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +950%	8−9 −950%
Valorant	115 +1338%	8−9 −1338%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +1900%	4−5 −1900%
Counter-Strike 2	39 +290%	10−11 −290%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +660%	5−6 −660%
Dota 2	138 +3350%	4−5 −3350%
Elden Ring	82 +2633%	3−4 −2633%
Far Cry 5	151 +1062%	12−14 −1062%
Fortnite	130−140 +1200%	10−11 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	101 +818%	10−12 −818%
Grand Theft Auto V	103 +2475%	4−5 −2475%
Metro Exodus	61 +2950%	2−3 −2950%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +715%	20−22 −715%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +275%	8−9 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85−90 +867%	9−10 −867%
Valorant	100−110 +1225%	8−9 −1225%
World of Tanks	260−270 +574%	35−40 −574%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +1900%	4−5 −1900%
Counter-Strike 2	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	32 +540%	5−6 −540%
Dota 2	191 +4675%	4−5 −4675%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +508%	12−14 −508%
Forza Horizon 4	83 +655%	10−12 −655%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +715%	20−22 −715%
Valorant	100−110 +1225%	8−9 −1225%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	45 +1400%	3−4 −1400%
Elden Ring	31 +3000%	1−2 −3000%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +1400%	3−4 −1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +1150%	14−16 −1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
World of Tanks	170−180 +1238%	12−14 −1238%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	20 +122%	9−10 −122%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +1200%	6−7 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	60 +1400%	4−5 −1400%
Metro Exodus	55 +1275%	4−5 −1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Valorant	70−75 +800%	8−9 −800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10	0−1
Dota 2	45 +181%	16−18 −181%
Elden Ring	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +200%	14−16 −200%
Metro Exodus	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 +1250%	6−7 −1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 +200%	14−16 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Dota 2	80 +400%	16−18 −400%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%
Fortnite	30−35	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Valorant	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

GTX 1650 SUPER is 1300% faster in 1080p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 1700% faster in 1440p
GTX 1650 SUPER is 2200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1650 SUPER is 4675% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 1650 SUPER surpassed HD 8650M in all 50 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.44	2.05
Recency	22 November 2019	7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	28 nm

GTX 1650 SUPER has a 1189.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8650M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.