NVIDIA GeForce 820A vs AMD Radeon HD 8570D

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Combined performance score

HD 8570D
1.14

GeForce 820A outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1033944
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.060.02
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameRichlandGF117
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years old)17 March 2014 (10 years old)
Current price$79 $238
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8570D has 200% better value for money than GeForce 820A.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25696
Core clock speed844 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed868 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate13.8912.40
Floating-point performanceno data297.6 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1800 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 8570D 1.14
GeForce 820A 1.43
+25.4%

GeForce 820A outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 25% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 8570D 441
GeForce 820A 555
+25.9%

GeForce 820A outperforms Radeon HD 8570D by 26% in Passmark.

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 HD13
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

This is how HD 8570D and GeForce 820A compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GeForce 820A is 23.1% faster than HD 8570D

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.14 1.43
Recency 26 September 2012 17 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount System Shared 1 GB
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce 820A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570D in performance tests.


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