AMD Radeon R5 M255 vs AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M255 and AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP 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 R5 M255

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 2.3x more core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 7.1x more texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 320 vs 128
  • 7x better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 102.4 gflops
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 536 vs 265
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 135 vs 78
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4650 vs 1211
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1715 vs 930
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 1631
  • Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1715 vs 930
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 1631
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 October 2014 vs 23 November 2013
Core clock speed 925 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 320 vs 128
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 102.4 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 536 vs 265
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 vs 78
Geekbench - OpenCL 4650 vs 1211
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1715 vs 930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1715 vs 930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 1631

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP

  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.197 vs 14.288
  • 7.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1322.192 vs 166.596
  • Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.774 vs 0.988
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 47.241 vs 20.164
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 224.569 vs 66.631
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.197 vs 14.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1322.192 vs 166.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.774 vs 0.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 47.241 vs 20.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 224.569 vs 66.631

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M255
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
536
265
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
135
78
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4650
1211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.288
18.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
166.596
1322.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.988
1.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.164
47.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
66.631
224.569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1715
930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
1631
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1715
930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
1631
Name AMD Radeon R5 M255 AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP
PassMark - G3D Mark 536 265
PassMark - G2D Mark 135 78
Geekbench - OpenCL 4650 1211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.288 18.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 166.596 1322.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.988 1.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.164 47.241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 66.631 224.569
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1715 930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1459
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1715 930
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 1631

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M255 AMD Radeon HD 8400 IGP

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Topaz Kalindi
Design AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date 12 October 2014 23 November 2013
Place in performance rating 1367 1369
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 940 MHz
Compute units 5
Core clock speed 925 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops 102.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 128
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s 3.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,178 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP

API support

DirectX 11 12.0 (12_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 System Shared
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
DualGraphics
Enduro
HD3D
Powerplay
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore