Radeon RX Vega 7 vs HD 8650M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon RX Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 7 outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 289% 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 | 503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 10 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | 10.88 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 7 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | $338 | $387 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX Vega 7 has 8269% 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 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 900 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon HD 8650M and Radeon RX Vega 7 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 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12_1 |
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 Vega 7 outperforms HD 8650M by 289% 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 Vega 7 outperforms HD 8650M by 219% 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 Vega 7 outperforms HD 8650M by 230% 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
−360%
| 23
+360%
|
| 1440p | 9−10
−311%
| 37
+311%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−400%
| 15
+400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14 | no data |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | no data |
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 4−5 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18 | no data |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14 | no data |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18 | no data |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14 | no data |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | no data |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | no data |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5 | no data |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | no data |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | no data |
| Hitman 3 | 7−8 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7 | no data |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6 | no data |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | no data |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | no data |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | no data |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | no data |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3 | no data |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | no data |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | no data |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4 | no data |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 19
−268%
|
70−75
+268%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
−270%
|
100−105
+270%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 15
−267%
|
55−60
+267%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
−275%
|
75−80
+275%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 9−10
−289%
|
35−40
+289%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
−250%
|
21−24
+250%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3−4
−233%
|
10−11
+233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−250%
|
14−16
+250%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−275%
|
30−33
+275%
|
This is how HD 8650M and RX Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 7 is 360% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 7 is 311% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 7 is 400% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.90 | 7.40 |
| Recency | 7 January 2013 | 7 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
The Radeon RX Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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