ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP vs GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 7950 GTX with Radeon HD 3650 AGP, including specs and performance data.
7950 outperforms HD 3650 AGP by an impressive 74% 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 | 1236 | 1320 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.06 | 0.42 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G71 | RV635 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 October 2006 (18 years ago) | 23 January 2008 (17 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 | 32 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 575 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 378 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.80 | 5.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.174 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-III | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | Floppy |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 44.8 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+75%
|
16−18
−75%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.59 | 0.34 |
| Recency | 12 October 2006 | 23 January 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Go 7950 GTX has a 73.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
ATI HD 3650 AGP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce Go 7950 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3650 AGP in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7950 GTX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 3650 AGP is a desktop one.
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