Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GTS 360M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 360M and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 360M
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 38 Watt
1.68

HD 8650M outperforms GTS 360M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking945887
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.04no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGT215no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 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 speed550 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors727 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)38 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.60no data
Floating-point processing power0.2757 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops413no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no 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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVILVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortVGAno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.1
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no 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:

900p18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Full HD21
−14.3%
24−27
+14.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Fortnite 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
World of Tanks 30−35
−14.7%
35−40
+14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Dota 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−17.6%
20−22
+17.6%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
World of Tanks 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1

This is how GTS 360M and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is 17% faster in 900p
  • HD 8650M is 14% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8650M is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is ahead in 33 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 2.05
Recency 7 January 2010 7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

HD 8650M has a 22% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 360M in performance tests.


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