Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Radeon HD 6630M vs HD 8650M
Aggregated performance score
HD 8650M outperforms HD 6630M by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 864 | 880 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | no data | Whistler-LP |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 7 January 2013 (11 years old) | 4 January 2011 (13 years old) |
Current price | $338 | $338 |
HD 8650M has 20% better value for money than HD 6630M.
Technical specs
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 | 480 |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 485 MHz |
Number of transistors | 900 Million | 716 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 26 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 12.00 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 480.0 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon HD 6630M 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 size | medium sized | medium sized |
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory
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 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
Vulkan | no data | 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 | 18−20
+5.9%
| 17
−5.9%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how HD 8650M and HD 6630M compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- HD 8650M is 5.9% faster than HD 6630M
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 50% faster than the HD 6630M.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 8650M is ahead in 2 tests (5%)
- there's a draw in 40 tests (95%)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 1.90 | 1.77 |
Recency | 7 January 2013 | 4 January 2011 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon HD 6630M.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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