Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs Radeon HD 8650M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking967not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2013 (13 years ago)31 October 2023 (2 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38430
Core clock speed650 MHzno data
Number of transistors900 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data53 Watt

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed4500 MHzno data
Shared memory--

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2013 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8650M and M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

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