HD 8650M vs HD 6730M

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Combined performance score

HD 6730M
1.32

HD 8650M outperforms HD 6730M by 44% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking982863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.050.12
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameWhistler-XTno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years old)7 January 2013 (11 years old)
Current price$338 $338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8650M has 140% better value for money than HD 6730M.

Technical specs

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 cores480384
Core clock speed725 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors716 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.40no data
Floating-point performance696.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 6730M and Radeon HD 8650M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)no data

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/Ano data

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:

900p17
−41.2%
24−27
+41.2%
Full HD23
−30.4%
30−35
+30.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 6730M and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 8650M is 41.2% faster than HD 6730M

1080p resolution:

  • HD 8650M is 30.4% faster than HD 6730M

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8650M is 200% faster than the HD 6730M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is ahead in 17 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (47%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.32 1.90
Recency 4 January 2011 7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6730M in performance tests.


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