Radeon HD 6650A vs GeForce GT 820M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 820M and Radeon HD 6650A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 820M
2013
1 GB DDR3, 15 Watt
1.45

HD 6650A outperforms GT 820M by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking993862
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.633.31
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF117Onega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 November 2013 (11 years ago)19 April 2011 (13 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 cores96480
Core clock speed775 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors585 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate12.4014.40
Floating-point processing power0.2976 TFLOPS0.576 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1624

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s28.8 GB/s

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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1-

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.

GT 820M 1.45
HD 6650A 2.17
+49.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 820M 559
HD 6650A 835
+49.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 2.17
Recency 27 November 2013 19 April 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

GT 820M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

HD 6650A, on the other hand, has a 49.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon HD 6650A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 820M in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 820M
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