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    Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics vs Radeon R9 280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics and Radeon R9 280X, 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 Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics stacks up against Radeon R9 280X, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is manufactured by 32 / 28 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−12 60−65
    medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

    Full Specs

      Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture GCN
    Code name Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 August 2013 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 768 2048
    Core clock speed 720 / 775 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 32 / 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.0
    Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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