Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs HD 7650A

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7650A and Radeon R5 (Carrizo), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7650A
2012
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
1.26

R5 (Carrizo) outperforms HD 7650A by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1050975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency3.083.69
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameOnegaCarrizo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2012 (13 years ago)4 June 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores480256
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data800 MHz
Number of transistors716 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate14.40no data
Floating-point processing power0.576 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no data
L1 Cache48 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno 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
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

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

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Forza Horizon 5 3−4
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3−4
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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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Valorant 35−40
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35−40
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
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35−40
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 20−22
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20−22
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Fortnite 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
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3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
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Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
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12−14
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
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16−18
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Valorant 10−12
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10−12
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1440p
Ultra

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

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High

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

4K
Ultra

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

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.26 1.60
Recency 5 January 2012 4 June 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 12 Watt

R5 (Carrizo) has a 27% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 175% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7650A in performance tests.

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