GeForce RTX 4090 vs Radeon HD 8650M
Aggregated performance score
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 5163% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 864 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.12 | 15.04 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | no data | AD102-300-A1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
| Current price | $338 | $1756 (1.1x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 4090 has 12433% better value for money than HD 8650M.
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 cores | 384 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1,290 |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8650M and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1,008 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | no data | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 5163% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 6869% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 3242% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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 | 5−6
−5200%
| 265
+5200%
|
| 1440p | 4−5
−5200%
| 212
+5200%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−7400%
| 150
+7400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5525%
|
225
+5525%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−23400%
|
235
+23400%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−9550%
|
190−200
+9550%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−1680%
|
170−180
+1680%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5450%
|
222
+5450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−20800%
|
209
+20800%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−17700%
|
178
+17700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−10300%
|
300−350
+10300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−7200%
|
210−220
+7200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−13650%
|
275
+13650%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−4450%
|
180−190
+4450%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−3575%
|
294
+3575%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−22000%
|
221
+22000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−9550%
|
190−200
+9550%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
−1680%
|
170−180
+1680%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5250%
|
214
+5250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−20000%
|
201
+20000%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−17000%
|
171
+17000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−10300%
|
300−350
+10300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 3−4
−7200%
|
210−220
+7200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−12400%
|
250
+12400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−11200%
|
226
+11200%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−4450%
|
180−190
+4450%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−3500%
|
288
+3500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−11360%
|
573
+11360%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−17800%
|
179
+17800%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−9550%
|
190−200
+9550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5150%
|
210
+5150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−18600%
|
187
+18600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−15300%
|
154
+15300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−10300%
|
300−350
+10300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−6000%
|
305
+6000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−3625%
|
140−150
+3625%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−5225%
|
210−220
+5225%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
−2533%
|
237
+2533%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 177 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 90−95 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
−5320%
|
271
+5320%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−15300%
|
154
+15300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−6100%
|
186
+6100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−13300%
|
268
+13300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3
−6300%
|
120−130
+6300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
−2571%
|
187
+2571%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−6300%
|
60−65
+6300%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−11900%
|
120
+11900%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 120 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−5667%
|
173
+5667%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−2800%
|
145
+2800%
|
This is how HD 8650M and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 is 5200% faster than HD 8650M in 1080p
- RTX 4090 is 5200% faster than HD 8650M in 1440p
- RTX 4090 is 7400% faster than HD 8650M in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4090 is 23400% faster than the HD 8650M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed HD 8650M in all 46 of our tests.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 1.90 | 100.00 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8650M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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