Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs GeForce 8200M G
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8200M G and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms 8200M G by a whopping 6288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1488 | 485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | MCP77MV MCP79MVL | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 8 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 6 nm |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
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.
| Shared memory | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12_1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | -0−1 | 28 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−304%
|
95−100
+304%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−12
−1300%
|
150−160
+1300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−6150%
|
500−550
+6150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−304%
|
95−100
+304%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−6150%
|
500−550
+6150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1400%
|
45−50
+1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−429%
|
35−40
+429%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−440%
|
27−30
+440%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−304%
|
95−100
+304%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2650%
|
55−60
+2650%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−2400%
|
24−27
+2400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1400%
|
14−16
+1400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21−24
+50%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−5400%
|
55−60
+5400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−400%
|
10−11
+400%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+0%
|
23
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 5400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 24 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 10.22 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has a 6287.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8200M G in performance tests.
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