AMD Radeon HD 8850M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8850M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8850M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
- Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1500 MHz
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 502 vs 349
- Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7447 vs 6389
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.018 vs 1.83
- Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.637 vs 29.702
- Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.378 vs 67.215
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 April 2013 vs 28 June 2011 |
Pipelines | 640 vs 384 |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 40 nm |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz vs 1500 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 502 vs 349 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 7447 vs 6389 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.018 vs 1.83 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 31.637 vs 29.702 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 84.378 vs 67.215 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3323 vs 3318 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3323 vs 3318 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
- Around 8% higher core clock speed: 620 MHz vs 575 MHz
- Around 59% higher texture fill rate: 39.7 billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s
- Around 19% better floating-point performance: 952.3 gflops vs 800.0 gflops
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2074 vs 973
- Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.415 vs 19.641
- Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 690.98 vs 435.842
- Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2664 vs 2286
- Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3626 vs 2795
- Around 17% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2664 vs 2286
- Around 30% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3626 vs 2795
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 620 MHz vs 575 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 39.7 billion / sec vs 25 GTexel / s |
Floating-point performance | 952.3 gflops vs 800.0 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2074 vs 973 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 24.415 vs 19.641 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 690.98 vs 435.842 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2664 vs 2286 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3626 vs 2795 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2664 vs 2286 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3626 vs 2795 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8850M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Geekbench - OpenCL |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) |
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Name | AMD Radeon HD 8850M | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 973 | 2074 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 502 | 349 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 7447 | 6389 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 19.641 | 24.415 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 435.842 | 690.98 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.018 | 1.83 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 31.637 | 29.702 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 84.378 | 67.215 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2286 | 2664 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2795 | 3626 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3323 | 3318 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2286 | 2664 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2795 | 3626 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3323 | 3318 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8850M | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi 2.0 |
Code name | Venus | GF114 |
Design | AMD Radeon HD 8000M Series | |
Launch date | 1 April 2013 | 28 June 2011 |
Place in performance rating | 928 | 929 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 725 MHz | |
Compute units | 10 | |
Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 620 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 800.0 gflops | 952.3 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Pipelines | 640 | 384 |
Texture fill rate | 25 GTexel / s | 39.7 billion / sec |
Transistor count | 1,500 million | 1,950 million |
CUDA cores | 384 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 100 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
Laptop size | large | large |
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
SLI options | 2-way | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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DirectX | 11 | 12 API |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 32 GB / s | 96.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 | |
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SLI |