AMD Radeon HD 8650M videocard review

Radeon HD 8650M videocard released by AMD; release date: 7 January 2013. The videocard is designed for laptop-computers and based on GCN microarchitecture codenamed Mars.

Core clock speed - 650 MHz. Boost clock speed - 700 MHz. Pipelines - 384. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 900 million.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 64 Bit. Memory clock speed - 4500 MHz. Shared memory - No.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN
Code name	Mars
Launch date	7 January 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	700 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	384
Transistor count	900 million

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenCL	1.2
OpenGL	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	No
Technologies
Enduro
PowerPlay 7.0
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Zero Core