GeForce 8700M GT SLI vs Radeon HD 8650M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce 8700M GT SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8650M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
1.90
+144%

HD 8650M outperforms 8700M GT SLI by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking8681113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.130.01
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)G8x (2007−2008)
GPU code nameno dataNB8E-SE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2013 (11 years ago)18 September 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price$338 $545

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8650M has 1200% better value for money than 8700M GT SLI.

Detailed specifications

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 cores38464
Core clock speed650 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistors900 Million578 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data58 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce 8700M GT SLI 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 sizedlarge

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz800 MHz
Shared memory--

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.110

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 0.78
Recency 7 January 2013 18 September 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm

The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.


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