Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GTX 850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 850M and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 850M
2014
2 GB DDR3, 45 Watt
6.52
+220%

GTX 850M outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking572883
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.93no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGM107no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2013 (11 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 cores640384
Core clock speedUp to 936 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data
Texture fill rate36.08no data
Floating-point processing power1.155 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationDDR3 or GDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 850M 6.52
+220%
HD 8650M 2.04

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 850M 3086
+194%
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 850M 21873
+192%
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:

900p84
+250%
24−27
−250%
Full HD31
+244%
9−10
−244%
4K10
+233%
3−4
−233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+383%
12−14
−383%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+514%
7−8
−514%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+129%
16−18
−129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+310%
10−11
−310%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

This is how GTX 850M and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 850M is 250% faster in 900p
  • GTX 850M is 244% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 850M is 233% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 850M is 1700% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8650M is 9% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 850M is ahead in 52 tests (98%)
  • HD 8650M is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.52 2.04
Recency 12 March 2014 7 January 2013

GTX 850M has a 219.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 850M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.


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