AMD Radeon R7 Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce 820M 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: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 65% higher texture fill rate: 16.46 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 384 vs 96
  • 2.2x better floating-point performance: 526.8 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 8.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 22612 vs 2736
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.32 vs 7.765
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 201.006 vs 161.305
  • Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.227 vs 0.686
  • Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.26 vs 14.257
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 85.46 vs 22.768
  • Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1979 vs 1195
  • Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2101 vs 1447
  • Around 72% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1457 vs 847
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 May 2016 vs 21 March 2015
Texture fill rate 16.46 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 96
Floating-point performance 526.8 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 22612 vs 2736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.32 vs 7.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 201.006 vs 161.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.227 vs 0.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.26 vs 14.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.46 vs 22.768
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1979 vs 1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101 vs 1447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1457 vs 847

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 820M

  • 4.1x more core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • 35.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1195 vs 33.5
  • 42.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1447 vs 33.9
  • 55.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 60
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 810 MHz vs 200 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1195 vs 33.5
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1447 vs 33.9
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 60

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
22612
2736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.32
7.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
201.006
161.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.227
0.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.26
14.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
85.46
22.768
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1979
1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2101
1447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.5
1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.9
1447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60
3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1457
847
Name AMD Radeon R7 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 820M
Geekbench - OpenCL 22612 2736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.32 7.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 201.006 161.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.227 0.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.26 14.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.46 22.768
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1979 1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101 1447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33.5 1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 33.9 1447
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 60 3349
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1457 847
PassMark - G3D Mark 499
PassMark - G2D Mark 112

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 820M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Wani GK107
Launch date 31 May 2016 21 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1466 1468
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 758 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 526.8 gflops 240.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 96
Texture fill rate 16.46 GTexel / s 10 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 2.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Memory type System Shared DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers