FirePro W8000 vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8000 stacks up against Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
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  • FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 180 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 3700 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 0−1
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture GCN 1.0
Code name Tahiti
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 1 August 2013
Pipelines 1792 768
Core clock speed 900 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 391 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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