AMD Radeon HD 6650M vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Whistler | Mars |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Whistler LE | Mars LE |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 950 million |
| Die size | 104 mm² | 77 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jan 4th, 2011 | Apr 1st, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Vancouver (HD 6600M) | Solar System (HD 8700M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | Manhattan | London |
| Successor | London | Crystal System |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 700 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.60 GB/s | 28.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 480 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Compute units | 6 | 6 |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 4.800 GPixel/s | 5.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 14.40 GTexel/s | 16.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 576.0 GFLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 33.60 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
