Radeon HD 8650M vs R9 M295X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M295X and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M295X
2014
0 MB Not Listed, 250 Watt
12.77
+562%

R9 M295X outperforms HD 8650M by a whopping 562% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking421930
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.69no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameAmethystno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 November 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2013 (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 cores2048384
Core clock speed723 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeNot ListedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount0 MB2 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXNot Listed11.1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

R9 M295X 12.77
+562%
HD 8650M 1.93

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.

R9 M295X 6591
+528%
HD 8650M 1050

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.

R9 M295X 38132
+408%
HD 8650M 7500

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 HD48
+586%
7−8
−586%
4K26
+767%
3−4
−767%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Dead Island 2 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Dead Island 2 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Fortnite 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%
Valorant 100−110
+187%
35−40
−187%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+3400%
2−3
−3400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+354%
35−40
−354%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Dead Island 2 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Dota 2 80−85
+300%
21−24
−300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Fortnite 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+363%
8−9
−363%
Valorant 100−110
+187%
35−40
−187%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Dead Island 2 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Dota 2 80−85
+300%
21−24
−300%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+430%
10−11
−430%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Valorant 100−110
+187%
35−40
−187%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 90−95
+623%
12−14
−623%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+650%
2−3
−650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 110−120
+746%
12−14
−746%
Valorant 130−140
+857%
14−16
−857%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+580%
5−6
−580%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Dead Island 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dead Island 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Valorant 65−70
+644%
9−10
−644%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Dead Island 2 12−14
+333%
3−4
−333%
Dota 2 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

This is how R9 M295X and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • R9 M295X is 586% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M295X is 767% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the R9 M295X is 3400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M295X surpassed HD 8650M in all 56 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.77 1.93
Recency 23 November 2014 7 January 2013

R9 M295X has a 561.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R9 M295X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.

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