Radeon HD 8650M vs GeForce GTX 770M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770M and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770M
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.24
+255%

GTX 770M outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking550892
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.61no data
Power efficiency6.63no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameGK106no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)7 January 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores960384
Core clock speed811 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,540 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate63.76no data
Floating-point processing power1.53 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs80no 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 Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.0 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
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 770M 7.24
+255%
HD 8650M 2.04

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 770M 3347
+219%
HD 8650M 1050

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 770M 23513
+214%
HD 8650M 7500

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 HD51
+264%
14−16
−264%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.73no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Fortnite 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Valorant 70−75
+89.7%
35−40
−89.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 151
+287%
35−40
−287%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Dota 2 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Fortnite 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+525%
4−5
−525%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Valorant 70−75
+89.7%
35−40
−89.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+480%
5−6
−480%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
Dota 2 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Valorant 70−75
+89.7%
35−40
−89.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+413%
8−9
−413%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+300%
12−14
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10 0−1
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Valorant 75−80
+450%
14−16
−450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+20%
14−16
−20%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Valorant 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

This is how GTX 770M and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 770M is 264% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 770M is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 770M surpassed HD 8650M in all 56 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.24 2.04
Recency 30 May 2013 7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB

GTX 770M has a 254.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.

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