Radeon HD 6650A vs R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) and Radeon HD 6650A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6650A outperforms R3 (Mullins/Beema) by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1204 | 924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.39 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Beema/Mullins | Onega |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (11 years ago) | 19 April 2011 (14 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 cores | 128 | 480 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 686 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 716 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 14.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.576 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 48 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | no data | MXM-A (3.0) |
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 | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 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 | 15
−133%
| 35−40
+133%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−141%
|
70−75
+141%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−141%
|
70−75
+141%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−140%
|
12−14
+140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−141%
|
70−75
+141%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−125%
|
18−20
+125%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−150%
|
35−40
+150%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
This is how R3 (Mullins/Beema) and HD 6650A compete in popular games:
- HD 6650A is 133% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.77 | 1.97 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 19 April 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R3 (Mullins/Beema) has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
HD 6650A, on the other hand, has a 155.8% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon HD 6650A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) in performance tests.
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