Today, we take a look at two more HD 3650s, one each from ASUS and HIS, where the emphasis was placed more on clock speeds than on memory buffer size. While the default speeds set forth by ATI’s reference specifications were listed as 725 MHz for the GPU core and 800 MHz for the memory, the two cards represented in this article are decidedly faster: 800 / 900 MHz for ASUS and 790 / 890MHz for HIS. The 10 MHz variance is not the only thing that separates the two cards, however. ASUS’ EAH3650 TOP comes with the standard 256 MB frame buffer, whereas HIS doubles this to 512 MB on their Radeon HD 3650 IceQ Turbo. One card has slightly higher speeds, the other has twice the memory - let’s see who wins this showdown of overclocked Radeon HD 3650s.

small asus hd3650 small his box hd3650

With the Radeon HD 3650 marketed as a low-cost alternative for gaming on a budget, it’s no surprise that each card’s accompanying accessories are a little light. Each company includes a multi-language user’s installation guide and a drivers CD, and ASUS also provides a digital copy of the guide on a second CD-ROM as well. To cover the various setup options, each card also ships with a single VGA-DVI adaptor and an additional HDMI-DVI adaptor. The major difference between the two bundles comes down to a single cable. ASUS plays it safe by offering one last S-Video connection cable. HIS, however, hope users may choose to purchase a second card, thus needing the CrossFire bridge found here. HIS also throws in a case badge for good measure.
Full Review at HotHardware