AMD Radeon R7 M260DX vs AMD Radeon HD 8650G

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260DX and AMD Radeon HD 8650G videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

AMD Radeon HD 8650G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260DX

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 74% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 533 MHz
Around 31% higher boost clock speed: 940 MHz vs 720 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
10.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18010 vs 1735
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1047 vs 736
Around 42% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1047 vs 736
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 195 vs 140
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 817 vs 518

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 October 2014 vs 1 May 2013
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 533 MHz
Boost clock speed	940 MHz vs 720 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	18010 vs 1735
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1047 vs 736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1047 vs 736
PassMark - G2D Mark	195 vs 140
PassMark - G3D Mark	817 vs 518

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8650G

2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2062 vs 1019
2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2062 vs 1019
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2165
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2165

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2062 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2062 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3353 vs 2165
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3353 vs 2165

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260DX
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8650G

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

18010

1735

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1047

736

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1047

736

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

2062

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

2062

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2165

3353

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2165

3353

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

195

140

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

817

518

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M260DX	AMD Radeon HD 8650G
Geekbench - OpenCL	18010	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1047	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1047	736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1019	2062
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1019	2062
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2165	3353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2165	3353
PassMark - G2D Mark	195	140
PassMark - G3D Mark	817	518

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M260DX	AMD Radeon HD 8650G
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Terascale 3
Code name	Topaz	Richland
Launch date	12 October 2014	1 May 2013
Place in performance rating	1269	1272
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	940 MHz	720 MHz
Core clock speed	925 MHz	533 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Transistor count	3,100 million
Pipelines		384
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	11
OpenGL	4.5
Memory
Shared memory		1