ATI Radeon 8500 vs HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics with Radeon 8500, including specs and performance data.

HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics
2013
2.66
+13200%

HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 13200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8131499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.06
Architectureno dataRage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameno dataR200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 August 2013 (11 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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 cores768no data
Core clock speed720 / 775 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistorsno data60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rateno data2.200
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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 sizedno data
Interfaceno dataAGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amountno data64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 - 2000 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data8.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX118.1
OpenGLno data1.4
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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:

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.66 0.02
Recency 1 August 2013 14 August 2001
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics has a 13200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while Radeon 8500 is a desktop one.


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