Radeon HD 8650M vs Iris Graphics 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Graphics 5100
2013
30 Watt
1.75

HD 8650M outperforms Graphics 5100 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking976957
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.49no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.5 (2013)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameHaswell GT3no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 May 2013 (12 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 cores320384
Core clock speed200 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,300 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Wattno data
Texture fill rate44.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.704 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs40no 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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing Busno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared4500 MHz
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-

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.

Iris Graphics 5100 1.75
HD 8650M 1.86
+6.3%

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.

Iris Graphics 5100 879
HD 8650M 1050
+19.5%

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.

Iris Graphics 5100 6944
HD 8650M 7500
+8%

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 HD13
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
4K7
+0%
7−8
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 35−40
−2.7%
35−40
+2.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 31
−25.8%
35−40
+25.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
−2.7%
35−40
+2.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 17
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 35−40
−2.7%
35−40
+2.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Valorant 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 6
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Iris Graphics 5100 and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • Iris Graphics 5100 is 8% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Graphics 5100 is 50% faster.
  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Graphics 5100 performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • HD 8650M performs better in 20 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (57%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 1.86
Recency 27 May 2013 7 January 2013
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm

Iris Graphics 5100 has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

HD 8650M, on the other hand, has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Iris Graphics 5100 and Radeon HD 8650M.

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