Radeon HD 7650A vs GeForce GTX 870M

Place in performance ranking	457	939
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.07	0.23
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	N15P-GT	Onega
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$262
Current price	$403	$46 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 870M has 1235% better value for money than HD 7650A.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1344	480
CUDA cores	1344	no data
Core clock speed	941 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	967 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	716 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.3	14.40
Floating-point performance	2,599 gflops	576.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 870M and Radeon HD 7650A compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-A (3.0)
Width	no data	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no 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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	120.0 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 870M 8.93
+503%

HD 7650A 1.48

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon HD 7650A by 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 870M 3449
+505%

HD 7650A 570

GeForce GTX 870M outperforms Radeon HD 7650A by 505% in Passmark.

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 HD	46 +557%	7−8 −557%
4K	20 +567%	3−4 −567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

80−85
+471%

14−16

−471%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +477%	12−14 −477%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +493%	27−30 −493%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +500%	20−22 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +500%	24−27 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +481%	40−45 −481%
Hitman 3	100−105 +488%	16−18 −488%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +490%	35−40 −490%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +493%	27−30 −493%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +500%	24−27 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +471%	27−30 −471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +476%	30−35 −476%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +477%	12−14 −477%
Battlefield 5	160−170 +493%	27−30 −493%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +500%	20−22 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +500%	24−27 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +481%	40−45 −481%
Hitman 3	100−105 +488%	16−18 −488%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +490%	35−40 −490%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +493%	27−30 −493%
Red Dead Redemption 2	150−160 +500%	24−27 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +471%	27−30 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +471%	28 −471%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +476%	30−35 −476%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +477%	12−14 −477%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−105 +456%	18−20 −456%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +500%	20−22 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 +481%	40−45 −481%
Horizon Zero Dawn	230−240 +490%	35−40 −490%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	160−170 +471%	27−30 −471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90−95 +500%	15 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +476%	30−35 −476%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

150−160

+500%

24−27
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	100−105 +488%	16−18 −488%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +471%	14−16 −471%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +494%	16−18 −494%
Hitman 3	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +479%	18−20 −479%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +483%	12−14 −483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +500%	10−11 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95
+500%

14−16

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +463%	8−9 −463%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%
Hitman 3	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +483%	6−7 −483%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +500%	4−5 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +500%	5−6 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +491%	10−12 −491%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +456%	9−10 −456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+456%

9−10
−456%

This is how GTX 870M and HD 7650A compete in popular games:

GTX 870M is 557% faster in 1080p
GTX 870M is 567% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.93	1.48
Recency	12 March 2014	5 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	33 Watt