Radeon HD 8650M vs R9 M375

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M375 and Radeon HD 8650M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M375
2015
4 GB DDR3
2.51
+23%

R9 M375 outperforms HD 8650M by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking832882
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameTropono data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)7 January 2013 (11 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 cores640384
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1015 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rate40.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.299 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 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
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1
Shader Model5.1no 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. 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.

R9 M375 2.51
+23%
HD 8650M 2.04

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 M375 1667
+58.8%
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 M375 8466
+12.9%
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 HD24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+122%
9−10
−122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+108%
12−14
−108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how R9 M375 and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

  • R9 M375 is 33% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R9 M375 is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M375 is ahead in 47 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.51 2.04
Recency 5 May 2015 7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB

R9 M375 has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 M375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.


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