Radeon HD 8650M vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Place in the ranking	660	884
Place by popularity	36	not in top-100
Power efficiency	20.74	no data
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code name	Vega Raven Ridge	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	26 October 2017 (7 years ago)	7 January 2013 (12 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	512	384
Core clock speed	300 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	9,800 million	900 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	57.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.843 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	32	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	no data	medium sized
Interface	IGP	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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	2 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	4500 MHz
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.1	no data
Vulkan	1.2	-

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.52
+120%

HD 8650M 2.05

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381
+127%

HD 8650M 1050

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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 15770
+110%

HD 8650M 7500

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	17 +143%	7−8 −143%
4K	11 +175%	4−5 −175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Elden Ring	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 −25%	5−6 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	22 +100%	10−12 −100%
Metro Exodus	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
Valorant	22 +144%	9−10 −144%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Dota 2	22 +450%	4−5 −450%
Elden Ring	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	17 +30.8%	12−14 −30.8%
Fortnite	18 +80%	10−11 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +225%	4−5 −225%
Metro Exodus	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	37 +85%	20−22 −85%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −50%	9−10 +50%
Valorant	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
World of Tanks	42 +7.7%	35−40 −7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Dota 2	35 +775%	4−5 −775%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +76.9%	12−14 −76.9%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 −100%	20−22 +100%
Valorant	15 +150%	6−7 −150%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Elden Ring	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +121%	14−16 −121%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Valorant	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Fortnite	3−4	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Valorant	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 143% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 175% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 775% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8650M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 41 test (82%)
HD 8650M is ahead in 6 tests (12%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.52	2.05
Recency	26 October 2017	7 January 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 120.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.