Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 8650G

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1014not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.69no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)no data
GPU code nameDevastatorno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores38438
Core clock speed533 MHzno data
Boost clock speed720 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology32 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate17.28no data
Floating-point processing power0.553 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno data
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 SharedLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 May 2013 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 53 Watt

HD 8650G has 51.4% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8650G and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8650G is a desktop card while Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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