Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs 820M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 820M and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Steam Deck 8CU outperforms 820M by a whopping 106% 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 | 672 | 481 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3+ (2024) | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Krackan Point | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 June 2024 (1 year ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year 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 | 128 | 512 |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
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 clock speed | 7500 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | + | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 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 | 14−16
−107%
| 29
+107%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−143%
|
55−60
+143%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−143%
|
55−60
+143%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−127%
|
30−35
+127%
|
| Fortnite | 30−33
−107%
|
60−65
+107%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−95.7%
|
45−50
+95.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
−129%
|
30−35
+129%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−94.7%
|
35−40
+94.7%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−56.5%
|
95−100
+56.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−143%
|
55−60
+143%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 85−90
−79.1%
|
150−160
+79.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−80%
|
27
+80%
|
| Fortnite | 30−33
−107%
|
60−65
+107%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−95.7%
|
45−50
+95.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
−129%
|
30−35
+129%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+70%
|
10
−70%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−133%
|
21−24
+133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−94.7%
|
35−40
+94.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−56.5%
|
95−100
+56.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
−119%
|
45−50
+119%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−53.3%
|
23
+53.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−95.7%
|
45−50
+95.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−94.7%
|
35−40
+94.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−92.9%
|
27−30
+92.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−33
−107%
|
60−65
+107%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−90%
|
18−20
+90%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−108%
|
75−80
+108%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−200%
|
12−14
+200%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
−105%
|
110−120
+105%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−420%
|
24−27
+420%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−125%
|
9−10
+125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−120%
|
21−24
+120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
−108%
|
24−27
+108%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−114%
|
14−16
+114%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
−120%
|
21−24
+120%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−1100%
|
12−14
+1100%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−120%
|
55−60
+120%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−143%
|
16−18
+143%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−100%
|
10−11
+100%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
1440p
High
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 820M and Steam Deck 8CU compete in popular games:
- Steam Deck 8CU is 107% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 820M is 70% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Steam Deck 8CU is 1100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 820M performs better in 1 test (2%)
- Steam Deck 8CU performs better in 55 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.69 | 9.67 |
| Recency | 2 June 2024 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
Radeon 820M has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
Steam Deck 8CU, on the other hand, has a 106.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon Steam Deck 8CU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 820M in performance tests.
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