Radeon R8 M535DX vs HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon R8 M535DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8650M outperforms R8 M535DX by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 894 | 938 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | no data | Meso |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (7 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 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 891 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 17.82 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5702 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 20 |
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 | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | System Shared |
| 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 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.05 | 1.74 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 18 April 2017 |
HD 8650M has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score.
R8 M535DX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R8 M535DX in performance tests.
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