GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 1059% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 894 | 246 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 44 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 21.64 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (12 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 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 | 384 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 712 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1057 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 67.65 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.329 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 40 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
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 | 8−9
−1075%
| 94
+1075%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−1175%
| 51
+1175%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−1500%
| 32
+1500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−2440%
|
127
+2440%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−6300%
|
120−130
+6300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2550%
|
106
+2550%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−1880%
|
99
+1880%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−6300%
|
120−130
+6300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1975%
|
83
+1975%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5800%
|
118
+5800%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1300%
|
110−120
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−790%
|
85−90
+790%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−5300%
|
108
+5300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−682%
|
85−90
+682%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−303%
|
150−160
+303%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 5−6
−1040%
|
57
+1040%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−6300%
|
120−130
+6300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−536%
|
240−250
+536%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1425%
|
61
+1425%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−705%
|
169
+705%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5250%
|
107
+5250%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1300%
|
110−120
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−790%
|
85−90
+790%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−4600%
|
94
+4600%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−3100%
|
128
+3100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1967%
|
62
+1967%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−682%
|
85−90
+682%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2300%
|
168
+2300%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−303%
|
150−160
+303%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1700%
|
90−95
+1700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1425%
|
61
+1425%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−638%
|
155
+638%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−4850%
|
99
+4850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−790%
|
85−90
+790%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−682%
|
85−90
+682%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−829%
|
65
+829%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−303%
|
150−160
+303%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1300%
|
110−120
+1300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−4700%
|
45−50
+4700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1115%
|
150−160
+1115%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 57 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−867%
|
170−180
+867%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−1300%
|
190−200
+1300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30
+2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−2167%
|
68
+2167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1040%
|
55−60
+1040%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−280%
|
57
+280%
|
| Valorant | 10−11
−1190%
|
120−130
+1190%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 12 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−2225%
|
93
+2225%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−667%
|
21−24
+667%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
−700%
|
24−27
+700%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
This is how HD 8650M and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 1075% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 1175% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3050 Mobile is 1500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 6300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 53 tests (88%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (12%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.76 | 20.40 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 3050 Mobile has a 1059.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
