Radeon HD 8510G vs GeForce GTX 965M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 965M SLI and Radeon HD 8510G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 965M SLI
2015
2x 4 GB GDDR5
15.77
+1672%

965M SLI outperforms HD 8510G by a whopping 1672% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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HD 8510G HD 8510G

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3701184
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.95
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameno dataDevastator
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 January 2015 (10 years ago)23 May 2013 (12 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 cores2048384
Core clock speed924 MHz554 MHz
Boost clock speed950 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data17.28
Floating-point processing powerno data0.553 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataIGP
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2x 4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5000 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_111.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD72
+1700%
4−5
−1700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1720%
5−6
−1720%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 65−70
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1720%
5−6
−1720%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Fortnite 85−90 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+650%
8−9
−650%
Valorant 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 65−70
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+1720%
5−6
−1720%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 200−210
+804%
21−24
−804%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Dota 2 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Fortnite 85−90 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+1900%
3−4
−1900%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+650%
8−9
−650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%
Valorant 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Dota 2 95−100
+600%
14−16
−600%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+1000%
6−7
−1000%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+650%
8−9
−650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+617%
6−7
−617%
Valorant 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 85−90 0−1

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+2260%
5−6
−2260%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+1633%
9−10
−1633%
Valorant 160−170
+1678%
9−10
−1678%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 35−40 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
+3500%
1−2
−3500%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 12−14 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Valorant 85−90
+1680%
5−6
−1680%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 0−1
Dota 2 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
Far Cry 5 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

This is how GTX 965M SLI and HD 8510G compete in popular games:

  • GTX 965M SLI is 1700% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 965M SLI is 5100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 965M SLI surpassed HD 8510G in all 37 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 15.77 0.89
Recency 5 January 2015 23 May 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

GTX 965M SLI has a 1671.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 965M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8510G in performance tests.

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