Radeon HD 8650M vs Pro WX 4150
Aggregated performance score
Pro WX 4150 outperforms HD 8650M by 244% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 534 | 864 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.47 | 0.12 |
| Architecture | Polaris (2016−2019) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 11 | no data |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $2000 | $338 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Pro WX 4150 has 292% 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 | 896 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1053 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 900 Million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 58.97 | no data |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Radeon Pro WX 4150 and Radeon HD 8650M 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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 4500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | no data |
| 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 outputs | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+950%
|
2−3
−950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro WX 4150 is 1500% faster than the HD 8650M.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Pro WX 4150 surpassed HD 8650M in all 46 of our tests.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 6.53 | 1.90 |
| Recency | 1 March 2017 | 7 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
The Radeon Pro WX 4150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 4150 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon HD 8650M is a mobile workstation 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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