Radeon HD 7650A vs RX Vega 10

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Aggregated performance score

RX Vega 10
2017
System Shared System Shared
4.24
+186%

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7650A by a whopping 186% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking640938
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.280.23
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeOnega
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date26 October 2017 (6 years ago)5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$262
Current price$449 $46 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 10 has 891% better value for money than HD 7650A.

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 cores640480
Core clock speedno data600 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHzno data
Number of transistors4,940 million716 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate52.0014.40
Floating-point performanceno data576.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 10 and Radeon HD 7650A compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfaceIGPMXM-A (3.0)
Widthno dataMXM Module
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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data28.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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 10 4.24
+186%
HD 7650A 1.48

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7650A by 186% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX Vega 10 1639
+187%
HD 7650A 571

RX Vega 10 outperforms HD 7650A by 187% in Passmark.

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 HD17
+240%
5−6
−240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+200%
4−5
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Battlefield 5 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Hitman 3 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Battlefield 5 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Hitman 3 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Metro Exodus 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
+200%
4−5
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Hitman 3 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1

This is how RX Vega 10 and HD 7650A compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 10 is 240% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 1.48
Recency 26 October 2017 5 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7650A in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 10 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7650A is a desktop one.


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