ATI Radeon 8500 vs NVS 5200M

Place in the ranking	1030	1499
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.63	0.06
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code name	GF117	R200
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	14 August 2001 (23 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	96	no data
Core clock speed	625 MHz	275 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	60 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.00	2.200
Floating-point processing power	0.24 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	16	8

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM	AGP 4x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	275 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	8.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	8.1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.4
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

NVS 5200M 1.32
+6500%

ATI 8500 0.02

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

NVS 5200M 508
+8367%

ATI 8500 6

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Fortnite	5−6	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1
World of Tanks	27−30	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16	0−1

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	7−8	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Valorant	6−7	0−1

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	1−2	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.32	0.02
Recency	1 June 2012	14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	23 Watt

NVS 5200M has a 6500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 8500, on the other hand, has 8.7% lower power consumption.

The NVS 5200M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 5200M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 8500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.