Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GT 435M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 435M and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 435M
2010
2 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
1.20

HD 8650M outperforms GT 435M by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1021894
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.73no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGF108no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (14 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 cores96384
Core clock speed650 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors585 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.2496 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs16no 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API with Feature Level 12.111.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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:

900p19
−42.1%
27−30
+42.1%
Full HD24
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Fortnite 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Valorant 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Fortnite 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Valorant 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Dota 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Valorant 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Valorant 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

This is how GT 435M and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is 42% faster in 900p
  • HD 8650M is 46% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is ahead in 40 tests (77%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (23%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 1.76
Recency 3 September 2010 7 January 2013
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

HD 8650M has a 46.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 435M in performance tests.

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