Xbox Series S GPU vs Radeon HD 8250
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1300 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.03 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Kalindi | Lockhart |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (13 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 1280 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1565 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 8,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 125.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1024 TFLOPS | 4.006 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | IGP | IGP |
| Length | no data | 274 mm |
| Width | no data | IGP |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 100 Watt |
HD 8250 has 1150% lower power consumption.
Xbox Series S GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8250 and Xbox Series S GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8250 is a notebook graphics card while Xbox Series S GPU is a desktop one.
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