Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
680M SLI outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 706% 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 | 390 | 957 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | N13E-GTX | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 7 January 2013 (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 cores | 2688 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
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 | medium sized |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.1 |
| 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:
| 900p | 133
+731%
| 16−18
−731%
|
| Full HD | 98
+717%
| 12−14
−717%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+900%
|
5−6
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+963%
|
8−9
−963%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+530%
|
10−11
−530%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+1100%
|
4−5
−1100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+409%
|
10−12
−409%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+229%
|
35−40
−229%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+4150%
|
2−3
−4150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 229
+487%
|
35−40
−487%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+900%
|
5−6
−900%
|
| Fortnite | 85−90
+963%
|
8−9
−963%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+530%
|
10−11
−530%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+1100%
|
4−5
−1100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+1800%
|
3−4
−1800%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+409%
|
10−12
−409%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+413%
|
8−9
−413%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+229%
|
35−40
−229%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+700%
|
4−5
−700%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+352%
|
21−24
−352%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+900%
|
5−6
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+530%
|
10−11
−530%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+409%
|
10−12
−409%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+413%
|
8−9
−413%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+229%
|
35−40
−229%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 85−90
+963%
|
8−9
−963%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−33
+500%
|
5−6
−500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+769%
|
12−14
−769%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+850%
|
2−3
−850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+679%
|
18−20
−679%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+1183%
|
12−14
−1183%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+760%
|
5−6
−760%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+640%
|
5−6
−640%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+1033%
|
3−4
−1033%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+833%
|
9−10
−833%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+1000%
|
2−3
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+1250%
|
4−5
−1250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
This is how GTX 680M SLI and HD 8650M compete in popular games:
- GTX 680M SLI is 731% faster in 900p
- GTX 680M SLI is 717% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 4150% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 680M SLI surpassed HD 8650M in all 49 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.99 | 1.86 |
| Recency | 4 June 2012 | 7 January 2013 |
GTX 680M SLI has a 705.9% higher aggregate performance score.
HD 8650M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
The GeForce GTX 680M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
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