GeForce G205M vs ATI Radeon HD 4650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4650 with GeForce G205M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4650
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 48 Watt
0.62
+158%

ATI HD 4650 outperforms G205M by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11961365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.901.20
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameRV730C79
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 September 2008 (16 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 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 cores32016
Core clock speed600 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors514 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt14 Watt
Texture fill rate19.203.600
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs328

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length193 mmno data
Width1-slotno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth22.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
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.

ATI HD 4650 0.62
+158%
GeForce G205M 0.24

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.

ATI HD 4650 238
+162%
GeForce G205M 91

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.24
Recency 10 September 2008 8 January 2009
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 14 Watt

ATI HD 4650 has a 158.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce G205M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 242.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4650 is a desktop card while GeForce G205M is a notebook one.


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