Radeon HD 6650M vs HD Graphics 3000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 3000 with Radeon HD 6650M, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics 3000
2011
0.66

HD 6650M outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1183898
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 6.0 (2011)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSandy Bridge GT2+Whistler
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 February 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 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 cores96480
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,160 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknownno data
Texture fill rate15.6014.40
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPS0.576 TFLOPS
ROPs28
TMUs1224

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data25.6 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.14.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

HD Graphics 3000 0.66
HD 6650M 1.95
+195%

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.

HD Graphics 3000 254
HD 6650M 752
+196%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD Graphics 3000 1568
HD 6650M 4051
+158%

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:

900p6−7
−217%
19
+217%
Full HD9
−100%
18
+100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD 6650M compete in popular games:

  • HD 6650M is 217% faster in 900p
  • HD 6650M is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 6650M is 450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6650M is ahead in 34 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 1.95
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm

HD Graphics 3000 has a 25% more advanced lithography process.

HD 6650M, on the other hand, has a 195.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 6650M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 3000 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6650M is a notebook one.


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

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