NVIDIA GeForce 820M vs AMD Radeon HD 6570

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 820M and AMD Radeon HD 6570 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 820M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 900 MHz
  • Around 79% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 2789 vs 1561
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.765 vs 4.278
  • Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.686 vs 0.464
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 14.257 vs 13.633
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1447 vs 1044
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3349 vs 2716
  • Around 39% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1447 vs 1044
  • Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3349 vs 2716
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 March 2015 vs 7 February 2011
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 2789 vs 1561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.765 vs 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.686 vs 0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.257 vs 13.633
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1447 vs 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 vs 2716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1447 vs 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 vs 2716
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 847 vs 846

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6570

  • Around 56% higher texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
  • 5x more pipelines: 480 vs 96
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 624.0 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 559 vs 490
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 218 vs 114
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 255.525 vs 161.305
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 59.183 vs 22.768
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1296 vs 1195
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1296 vs 1195
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 15.6 GTexel / s vs 10 GTexel / s
Pipelines 480 vs 96
Floating-point performance 624.0 gflops vs 240.0 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 559 vs 490
PassMark - G2D Mark 218 vs 114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 255.525 vs 161.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 59.183 vs 22.768
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1296 vs 1195
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1296 vs 1195

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 820M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6570

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
490
559
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
114
218
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
2789
1561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7.765
4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
161.305
255.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.686
0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.257
13.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.768
59.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1195
1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1447
1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
2716
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1195
1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1447
1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
2716
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
847
846
Name NVIDIA GeForce 820M AMD Radeon HD 6570
PassMark - G3D Mark 490 559
PassMark - G2D Mark 114 218
Geekbench - OpenCL 2789 1561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.765 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 161.305 255.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.686 0.464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 14.257 13.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.768 59.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1195 1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1447 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 2716
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1195 1296
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1447 1044
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 2716
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 847 846

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 820M AMD Radeon HD 6570

Essentials

Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name GK107 Thames
Launch date 21 March 2015 7 February 2011
Place in performance rating 1444 1426
Type Laptop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $79
Price now $49.99
Value for money (0-100) 19.92

Technical info

Core clock speed 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 240.0 gflops 624.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 96 480
Texture fill rate 10 GTexel / s 15.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 40 Watt
Transistor count 1,270 million 716 million
Boost clock speed 650 MHz
Stream Processors 480

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 11
OpenGL 4.5 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 28.8 GB/s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1802 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)