AMD Radeon RX 490M vs AMD Radeon HD 8650M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 490M and AMD Radeon HD 8650M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 490M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Launch date | 1 August 2016 vs 7 January 2013 |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon RX 490M | AMD Radeon HD 8650M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN | GCN |
Code name | Polaris | Mars |
Launch date | 1 August 2016 | 7 January 2013 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
Type | Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | |
Core clock speed | 650 MHz | |
Pipelines | 384 | |
Transistor count | 900 million | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Laptop size | large | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 11.1 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | |
Shared memory | No | |
Technologies |
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Enduro | ||
PowerPlay 7.0 | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Zero Core |