Radeon HD 8650M vs R7 M260
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 M260 and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8650M outperforms R7 M260 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1030 | 879 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | Topaz | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 7 January 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 384 |
| Compute units | 6 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 940 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 23.52 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7526 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no 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 size | medium sized | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Mantle | + | - |
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 HD | 13
−38.5%
| 18−21
+38.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 61.46 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−21.4%
|
16−18
+21.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−300%
|
12−14
+300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−6.1%
|
35−40
+6.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 1−2 |
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 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how R7 M260 and HD 8650M compete in popular games:
- HD 8650M is 38% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8650M is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8650M is ahead in 35 tests (71%)
- there's a draw in 14 tests (29%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.30 | 2.04 |
| Recency | 11 June 2014 | 7 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
R7 M260 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
HD 8650M, on the other hand, has a 56.9% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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