Radeon 630 vs HD 8650G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8650G with Radeon 630, including specs and performance data.

HD 8650G
2013
35 Watt
1.36

630 outperforms HD 8650G by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1011703
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.785.31
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameDevastatorPolaris 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)13 May 2019 (5 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 cores384512
Core clock speed533 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speed720 MHz1218 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate17.2838.98
Floating-point processing power0.553 TFLOPS1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x8
WidthIGPno data
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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 8650G 1.36
Radeon 630 3.72
+174%

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 8650G 524
Radeon 630 1434
+174%

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:

Full HD17
−165%
45−50
+165%
4K8
−163%
21−24
+163%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 2−3
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 0−1 2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD 8650G and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 630 is 165% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 630 is 163% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650G is 33% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 630 is 533% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8650G is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 630 is ahead in 47 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (19%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.36 3.72
Recency 23 May 2013 13 May 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 50 Watt

HD 8650G has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Radeon 630, on the other hand, has a 173.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8650G is a desktop card while Radeon 630 is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon HD 8650G
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