Radeon HD 8650M vs HD Graphics 3000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 3000 and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 8650M outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1194 | 889 |
| Place by popularity | 93 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 6.0 (2011) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | Sandy Bridge GT2+ | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 February 2011 (14 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 cores | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1300 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2496 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | no data |
| TMUs | 12 | no 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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | Ring Bus | 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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 4500 MHz |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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. 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.
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.
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 | 9
−200%
| 27−30
+200%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 3
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−122%
|
20−22
+122%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
| World of Tanks | 11
−255%
|
35−40
+255%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 7
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−57.1%
|
10−12
+57.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−122%
|
20−22
+122%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−333%
|
12−14
+333%
|
| World of Tanks | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how HD Graphics 3000 and HD 8650M compete in popular games:
- HD 8650M is 200% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 3000 is 75% faster.
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD Graphics 3000 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- HD 8650M is ahead in 30 tests (64%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (34%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 1.91 |
| Recency | 1 February 2011 | 7 January 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8650M has a 208.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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