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AMD Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

AMD Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics

The AMD Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is the combination of an integrated AMD Radeon HD 8650G APU processor graphics card and a dedicated entry level AMD Radeon HD 8670M graphics card in CrossFire combination. It is called AMD Dual Graphics or asymmetric CrossFire and uses AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) to render different frames on the two graphic cores. Therefore the combination also suffers from micro stuttering (different spaces between two images lead to stuttering altough the framerate is high enough for fluent gaming with only one GPU).

The performance of the Dual Graphics solution depends greatly on the driver support for the used games. In some games the performance may even degrade slightly compared to using only the dedicated graphics card. Only in best case scenarios the performance of a GT 640M is possible. Therefore, due to the micro stuttering and performance problems, Dual Graphics may impose more problems than bring performance gains.

The features like PureVideo HD (UVD3) or OpenCL support are similar to the two graphics cards.

As both graphics cards are rendering frames, the power consumption is clearly higher than using only one GPU.

ManufacturerAMD
Radeon HD 8600M Series
Radeon HD 8690M (compare) 384 @ 775 MHz64 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8650M (compare) 384 @ 650 MHz64 Bit @ 4500 MHz
Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics 768 @ 720 / 775 MHz64 Bit @ 1800 - 2000 MHz
Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics (compare) 640 @ 720 / 975 MHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Radeon HD 8670M (compare) 384 @ 775 MHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Pipelines768 - unified
Core Speed720 / 775 MHz
Memory Speed1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 11, Shader 5.0
technology32 / 28 nm
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement01.08.2013

Benchmarks

3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Score 1280x720
4343 Points (9%)
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Graphics 1280x720
6379 Points (4%)
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3DMark - Fire Strike Score 1920x1080
696 Points (3%)
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3DMark - Fire Strike Graphics 1920x1080
845 Points (2%)
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Graphics 1280x720
59240 Points (8%)
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3DMark 11 - Performance 1280x720
2317 points (8%)
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3DMark 11 - Performance GPU 1280x720
2398 points (5%)
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3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06 Standard 1280x1024 +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64Bit +
Cinebench R15
OpenGL 64Bit +
Ref. Match 64Bit +
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Room GPUs-only
1532 Samples/s (29%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - Sala GPUs-only
442 Samples/s (4%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - Normal, Score 1024x600
987 Points (4%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
56  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Total War: Rome II
low 1024x768
44.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
31.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
25.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Saints Row IV
low 1280x720
26.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
low 1024x768
27.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
19  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
13  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
low 1024x768
35.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
54.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Company of Heroes 2
low 1024x768
17.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
14.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
62.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Metro: Last Light
low 1024x768
26  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
19.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
BioShock Infinite
low 1280x720
54.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
low 1024x768
152.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
54.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
28.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
60.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
17.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Tomb Raider
low 1024x768