ATI Radeon HD 3650 vs GeForce GTX 680M

Place in the ranking	503	1260
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.71	no data
Power efficiency	5.76	0.41
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK104	RV635
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	20 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$310.50	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1344	120
Core clock speed	719 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	758 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	378 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.90	5.800
Floating-point processing power	2.038 TFLOPS	0.174 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	112	8

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

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 680M 8.41
+2056%

ATI HD 3650 0.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 680M 3239
+2059%

ATI HD 3650 150

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:

900p	67 +2133%	3−4 −2133%
Full HD	63 +3050%	2−3 −3050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.93

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Battlefield 5	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +2800%	2−3 −2800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Battlefield 5	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +2400%	1−2 −2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +2800%	2−3 −2800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Far Cry 5	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Hitman 3	16−18	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +2250%	2−3 −2250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +2800%	2−3 −2800%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+2200%

1−2

−2200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Hitman 3	12−14	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +2550%	2−3 −2550%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7	0−1
Hitman 3	4−5	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +3000%	1−2 −3000%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

0−1

This is how GTX 680M and ATI HD 3650 compete in popular games:

GTX 680M is 2133% faster in 900p
GTX 680M is 3050% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.41	0.39
Recency	4 June 2012	20 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt

GTX 680M has a 2056.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 3650, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 680M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3650 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680M is a notebook card while Radeon HD 3650 is a desktop one.

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