GeForce 9300M GS vs Radeon HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce 9300M GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8650M outperforms 9300M GS by a whopping 692% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 892 | 1365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.37 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | no data | G98 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (16 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 cores | 384 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 4.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0224 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 34 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | MXM-I |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 11.2 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
+225%
|
12−14
−225%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 1200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8650M is ahead in 26 tests (87%)
- there's a draw in 4 tests (13%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.98 | 0.25 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
HD 8650M has a 692% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300M GS in performance tests.
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