AMD Radeon HD 8650M vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8650M and AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies.

AMD Radeon HD 8650M

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8650M

2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192

Pipelines	384 vs 192

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 43% higher boost clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 700 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Launch date	7 January 2018 vs 7 January 2013
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz vs 700 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8650M	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Essentials
Architecture	GCN	GCN 5th gen
Code name	Mars	Vega Raven Ridge
Launch date	7 January 2013	7 January 2018
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	700 MHz	1000 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Transistor count	900 million	4500 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	11.1	12.1
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Vulkan
Shader Model		6.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Shared memory	No	No
Technologies
Enduro
PowerPlay 7.0
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Zero Core