GeForce 6800 vs Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	896	1337
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	no data	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	no data	NV41
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 2013 (11 years ago)	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$39.99

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	768	no data
Core clock speed	720 / 650 MHz	325 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	190 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	no data	3.900
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	12

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 - 2000 MHz	300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	19.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

no data

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL	no data	N/A
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

12
+1100%

1−2

−1100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

39.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Elden Ring	3−4	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Elden Ring	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Fortnite	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5	0−1
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
World of Tanks	31 +675%	4−5 −675%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Valorant	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3	0−1

This is how HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics and GeForce 6800 compete in popular games:

HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics is 1100% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.00	0.29
Recency	1 August 2013	8 November 2004
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm

HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics has a 589.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.