Radeon RX 7900 XT vs HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
RX 7900 XT outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 3833% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 868 | 12 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 25.37 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | no data | Navi 31 XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
| Current price | $338 | $884 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 7900 XT has 19415% 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 | 5376 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 315 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 804.4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 20000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 800.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.3 |
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.
RX 7900 XT outperforms HD 8650M by 3833% based on our aggregate 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%
RX 7900 XT outperforms HD 8650M by 5968% 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%
RX 7900 XT outperforms HD 8650M by 3363% 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
−4020%
| 206
+4020%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−4500%
| 138
+4500%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−4500%
| 92
+4500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5825%
|
237
+5825%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−24000%
|
240−250
+24000%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−5200%
|
212
+5200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3833%
|
110−120
+3833%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−3600%
|
180−190
+3600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3733%
|
230−240
+3733%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−2975%
|
120−130
+2975%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−2925%
|
484
+2925%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−5700%
|
580
+5700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−969%
|
130−140
+969%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−24000%
|
240−250
+24000%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−4650%
|
190
+4650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3833%
|
110−120
+3833%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−3600%
|
180−190
+3600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3733%
|
230−240
+3733%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−2975%
|
120−130
+2975%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−1875%
|
300−350
+1875%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−4820%
|
492
+4820%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−9560%
|
483
+9560%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−969%
|
130−140
+969%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−3867%
|
110−120
+3867%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−4375%
|
179
+4375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3833%
|
110−120
+3833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−3733%
|
230−240
+3733%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
−2088%
|
350
+2088%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−4140%
|
424
+4140%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5200%
|
265
+5200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−969%
|
130−140
+969%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−3000%
|
120−130
+3000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−5433%
|
160−170
+5433%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−7100%
|
140−150
+7100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−8700%
|
85−90
+8700%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2650%
|
110−120
+2650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−12100%
|
122
+12100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−5667%
|
173
+5667%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−9150%
|
180−190
+9150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 7−8
−1471%
|
110−120
+1471%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−4517%
|
277
+4517%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−13700%
|
130−140
+13700%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 85−90 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−2300%
|
120−130
+2300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−5800%
|
110−120
+5800%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−3100%
|
60−65
+3100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 60−65 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−8200%
|
166
+8200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−3125%
|
129
+3125%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 50−55 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−2700%
|
80−85
+2700%
|
This is how HD 8650M and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 7900 XT is 4020% faster in 1080p
- RX 7900 XT is 4500% faster in 1440p
- RX 7900 XT is 4500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 24000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 7900 XT surpassed HD 8650M in all 54 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.90 | 74.72 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
The Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 Radeon RX 7900 XT 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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