Radeon HD 8650M vs HD 6550D
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6550D with Radeon HD 8650M, including specs and performance data.
HD 8650M outperforms HD 6550D by an impressive 94% 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 | 1170 | 957 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | GCN (2012−2015) |
| GPU code name | Sumo | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 June 2011 (14 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 cores | 400 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.48 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 20 | 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 | IGP | no data |
| Width | IGP | 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
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 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
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 | 20
−75%
| 35−40
+75%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−22.6%
|
35−40
+22.6%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−62.5%
|
35−40
+62.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−22.6%
|
35−40
+22.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−400%
|
5−6
+400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−22.2%
|
10−12
+22.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−22.6%
|
35−40
+22.6%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 6−7
−117%
|
12−14
+117%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−80%
|
9−10
+80%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+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%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Valorant | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 6550D and HD 8650M compete in popular games:
- HD 8650M is 75% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8650M is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8650M performs better in 35 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (24%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 1.86 |
| Recency | 20 June 2011 | 7 January 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 28 nm |
HD 8650M has a 94% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6550D in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6550D is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8650M is a notebook one.
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