Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics vs HD 8650M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8650M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
2.04
+22.2%

HD 8650M outperforms HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking877938
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2013 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 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 cores384736
Core clock speed650 MHz655 / 600 MHz
Number of transistors900 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz1800 MHz
Shared memory-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.111

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:

900p27−30
+17.4%
23
−17.4%
Full HD18−20
+12.5%
16
−12.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how HD 8650M and HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics compete in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is 17% faster in 900p
  • HD 8650M is 13% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8650M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8650M is ahead in 25 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 1.67
Recency 7 January 2013 15 May 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

HD 8650M has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8650M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7520G + HD 7670M Dual Graphics in performance tests.


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