GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 860M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 860M SLI or Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 309 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 3200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 14−16 0−1
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 10−12
medium / 1080p 27−30 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 483% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Maxwell
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 1 August 2013
Pipelines 1280 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 / 28 nm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
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