Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs GeForce 9650M GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9650M GS and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms 9650M GS by a whopping 1505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1260 | 488 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.73 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | G84 | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2008 (18 years ago) | 9 November 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 cores | 32 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 625 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 289 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 10.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 1 MB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | 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 | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
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 | 1−2
−2700%
| 28
+2700%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
−716%
|
150−160
+716%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1483%
|
190−200
+1483%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1483%
|
190−200
+1483%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−800%
|
45−50
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−375%
|
35−40
+375%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−350%
|
27−30
+350%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−246%
|
95−100
+246%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−567%
|
20−22
+567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−2533%
|
75−80
+2533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−657%
|
50−55
+657%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−700%
|
45−50
+700%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how 9650M GS and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU is 2700% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 2533% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 26 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 30 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 10.43 |
| Recency | 13 March 2008 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 1505% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1233% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GS in performance tests.
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