AMD Radeon HD 8550G vs AMD Radeon HD 8650G
AMD Radeon HD 8550G
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The AMD Radeon HD 8550G is a processor graphics card in the AMD Richland APUs (for example, the A8-5550M). It offers only 256 VLIW4 shader cores vs. the 384 shader cores of the 8650G. The 8550G has no dedicated graphics memory and shares the main memory with the CPU cores.
The integrated UVD3 video decoder allows for full decoding of Multi-View Codec (MVC), MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX, xVid), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Adobe Flash HD videos.
According to its clock rate range of 515 - 720 MHz (or 554 - 720 MHz in an A8-5557M), performance is only a few percentage points above a Radeon HD 7640G. Thus, the Radeon HD 8550G performs similarly to a dedicated Radeon HD 7570M. Without fast dual-channel memory, however, performance drops dramatically. The shaders of the chip can also be used for general computing.
The APU is manufactured in 32nm and rated at a TDP of 35 W. This allows the chip to be used in notebooks from 13- to 14-inches or larger.
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
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The AMD Radeon HD 8650G is a processor graphics card in the AMD Richland APUs (for example, the A10-5750M). It offers the full amount of 384 shader cores (VLIW4 architecture) and is clocked at 533 - 720 MHz (or 600 - 720 MHz in the A10-5757M). The 8650G has no dedicated graphics memory and shares the main memory with the CPU cores.
The integrated video decoder (likely UVD3) allows the full decoding of Multi-View Codec (MVC), MPEG-4 Part 2 (DivX, xVid), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Adobe Flash HD videos.
The performance of the 8650G is about 20 percent above the HD 7660G. Thus, the Radeon HD 8650G performs similar to a dedicated HD 7670M or NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M. Without fast dual-channel memory, however, performance drops dramatically.
The shaders of the GPU can also be used for general computing.
The APU is manufactured in 32nm and is rated at a TDP of 35 W. This allows the chip to be used in notebooks from 13- to 14-inches or larger.
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| Codename | Richland | Richland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Terascale 3 | Terascale 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 256 - unified | 384 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 515 - 720 (Boost) MHz | 533 - 720 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 32 nm | 32 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 12.03.2013 | 01.05.2013 |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8550G → 100% n=25
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon HD 8650G → 115% n=25
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
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 detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
League of Legends
2019
World of Tanks enCore
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Rocket League
2017
Titanfall 2
2016
Farming Simulator 17
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
Civilization VI
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
F1 2014
2014
The Evil Within
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Titanfall
2014
Thief
2014
X-Plane 10.25
2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
2013
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Fifa 14
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Saints Row IV
2013
Dota 2
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
SimCity
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Dead Space 3
2013
Far Cry 3
2012
Assassin´s Creed III
2012
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Dishonored
2012
F1 2012
2012
Borderlands 2
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Battlefield 3
2011
Batman: Arkham City
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Total War: Shogun 2
2011
Civilization 5
2010
Mafia 2
2010
Resident Evil 5
2009
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8550G → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon HD 8650G → 106%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 111%
| AMD Radeon HD 8550G | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 30.6 | 19 | ||||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 28 | 18 | ||||
| Fifa 15 | 48 | 31.1 | 16.9 | |||
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | 39 | 22.2 | 8.6 | |||
| GRID: Autosport | 93 | 39 | 17.1 | |||
| Watch Dogs | 20.3 | 14.8 | ||||
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | 33.1 | 29.8 | 13.4 | |||
| The Elder Scrolls Online | 36 | 28 | 18.2 | 9.7 | ||
| Titanfall | 52 | 26 | 20 | |||
| Thief | 18.7 | 12 | ||||
| Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag | 27.5 | 22.5 | 11.3 | |||
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | 33.6 | 19.7 | ||||
| Battlefield 4 | 33.6 | 23.5 | 16.6 | 5.3 | ||
| F1 2013 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 16 | ||
| Fifa 14 | 63 | |||||
| Total War: Rome II | 47.7 | 34.8 | 27.5 | 7 | ||
| Dota 2 | 53 | 36.6 | 17.7 | |||
| Company of Heroes 2 | 17.1 | |||||
| GRID 2 | 47 | 34 | 28.8 | 12.5 | ||
| Metro: Last Light | 27.6 | 20.7 | 10 | 5 | ||
| BioShock Infinite | 52 | |||||
| StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | 54 | 33 | 11.7 | |||
| Tomb Raider | 61 | 29 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Crysis 3 | 27 | 16.7 | ||||
| Hitman: Absolution | 24.8 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 5.2 | ||
| Dishonored | 52 | 42 | 34 | 20 | ||
| Borderlands 2 | 43 | 31 | 20.3 | 12.7 | ||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 39 | |||||
| Sleeping Dogs | 45 | 33 | 13.4 | 5 | ||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 42 | 29.4 | 19.7 | |||
| Deus Ex Human Revolution | 81 | 32.6 | 14 | |||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 8 16 4 | 16 9 | 15 5 | 15 1 1 | | |
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