AMD Radeon HD 8850M videocard review

Radeon HD 8850M videocard released by AMD; release date: 1 April 2013. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 1.0 microarchitecture codenamed Venus.

Core clock speed - 575 MHz. Boost clock speed - 725 MHz. Texture fill rate - 25 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 640. Floating-point performance - 800.0 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 1,500 million.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 2 GB. Memory bus width - 128 Bit. Memory clock speed - 2000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 32 GB / s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

38706

973

PassMark
G2D Mark

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

1305

502

Geekbench
OpenCL

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

352097

8067

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

939.363 mPixels/s

19.641 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

14101.507 Frames/s

435.842 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

95.851 Frames/s

2.018 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

461.690 Frames/s

31.637 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

4429.590 mHash/s

84.378 mHash/s

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770 Frames

2286 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823 Frames

2795 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225 Frames

3323 Frames

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

34770.000 Fps

2286.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

27823.000 Fps

2795.000 Fps

GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex

Top 1 GPU

This GPU

69225.000 Fps

3323.000 Fps

Name	Value
PassMark - G3D Mark	973
PassMark - G2D Mark	502
Geekbench - OpenCL	8067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	19.641 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	435.842 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	2.018 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition	31.637 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining	84.378 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	2286 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2795 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3323 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen	2286.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan	2795.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex	3323.000 Fps

Games performance

1. Counter-Strike: GO (2012)
2. The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)
3. Thief (2014)
4. X-Plane 10.25 (2013)
5. Battlefield 4 (2013)
6. Total War: Rome II (2013)
7. Company of Heroes 2 (2013)
8. Metro: Last Light (2013)
9. BioShock Infinite (2013)
10. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

11. SimCity (2013)
12. Tomb Raider (2013)
13. Crysis 3 (2013)
14. Hitman: Absolution (2012)
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)
16. Dirt Showdown (2012)
17. Diablo III (2012)
18. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
19. Battlefield 3 (2011)
20. Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)
21. Metro 2033 (2010)

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

High, 1366x768

101.90

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x768	44.40
Medium, 1366x768	33.40
High, 1366x768	27.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	17.20

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x768	27.10
Medium, 1366x768	22.50
High, 1366x768	19.70
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.50

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	56.40
Medium, 1366x768	27.20
High, 1366x768	13.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.70

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Medium, 1366x768	40.70
High, 1366x768	30.60

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Medium, 1366x768	62.60
High, 1366x768	51.00
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.80

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	31.80
Medium, 1366x768	28.80
High, 1366x768	17.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x768	32.05
Medium, 1366x768	27.45
High, 1366x768	20.75
Ultra, 1920x1080	11.90

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720	87.90
Medium, 1366x768	55.60
High, 1366x768	46.25
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.90

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Medium, 1366x768	89.20
High, 1366x768	64.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	21.30

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x768	64.00
Medium, 1366x768	35.70
High, 1366x768	26.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	13.50

Tomb Raider (2013)

Medium, 1366x768	67.20
High, 1366x768	47.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	21.80

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x768	44.50
Medium, 1366x768	28.80

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x768	21.40
Medium, 1366x768	18.50

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x768	70.60
Medium, 1366x768	59.50
High, 1366x768	46.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	27.80

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x768	70.00
Medium, 1366x768	46.70
High, 1366x768	31.90

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x768	111.60
Medium, 1366x768	77.15
High, 1366x768	67.40
Ultra, 1920x1080	43.75

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Medium, 1366x768	48.80
High, 1366x768	37.50
Ultra, 1920x1080	23.60

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Medium, 1366x768	40.20
High, 1366x768	36.90
Ultra, 1920x1080	16.40

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

High, 1366x768	75.10
Ultra, 1920x1080	32.60

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x600	123.50
Medium, 1360x768	87.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0
Code name	Venus
Design	AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series
Launch date	1 April 2013
Place in performance rating	920
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	725 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Floating-point performance	800.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm
Pipelines	640
Texture fill rate	25 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
API support
DirectX	11
OpenGL	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	32 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5
Shared memory	0

AMD Radeon HD 8850M videocard review

Benchmarks

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Thief (2014)

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Metro: Last Light (2013)

BioShock Infinite (2013)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

SimCity (2013)

Tomb Raider (2013)

Crysis 3 (2013)

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Diablo III (2012)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Metro 2033 (2010)

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Technical info

Video outputs and ports

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

API support

Memory

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