GeForce RTX 5080 vs Radeon HD 8210

Place in the ranking	1244	3
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.89
Power efficiency	4.24	18.56
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	Kalindi	GB203
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	31 January 2014 (11 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	10752
Core clock speed	300 MHz	2295 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2617 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	360 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.400	879.3
Floating-point processing power	0.0768 TFLOPS	56.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	128
TMUs	8	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	System Shared	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	16 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	960.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

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 HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.4
CUDA	-	10.1

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.

HD 8210 0.48

RTX 5080 94.62
+19613%

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.

HD 8210 190

RTX 5080 37360
+19563%

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	5 −3760%	193 +3760%
1440p	0−1	154
4K	0−1	102

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.18
1440p	no data	6.49
4K	no data	9.79

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2233%	210−220 +2233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −18233%	550−600 +18233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2233%	210−220 +2233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −18233%	550−600 +18233%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −19067%	1150−1200 +19067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2233%	210−220 +2233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −18233%	550−600 +18233%
Dota 2	2 −8650%	170−180 +8650%
Far Cry 5	3 −5133%	157 +5133%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −19067%	1150−1200 +19067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3800%	150−160 +3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	14−16 −1760%	270−280 +1760%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −2367%	222 +2367%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −18233%	550−600 +18233%
Dota 2	5 −18900%	950−1000 +18900%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −2200%	180−190 +2200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −19067%	1150−1200 +19067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −2588%	210−220 +2588%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −17400%	350−400 +17400%
World of Tanks	1−2 −51500%	500−550 +51500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −18233%	550−600 +18233%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −18650%	750−800 +18650%
Valorant	5−6 −10960%	550−600 +10960%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1147%	180−190 +1147%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −19567%	2950−3000 +19567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −19567%	2950−3000 +19567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −17400%	350−400 +17400%
Dota 2	14−16 −19567%	2950−3000 +19567%
Valorant	1−2 −33000%	300−350 +33000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	700−750 +0%	700−750 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Fortnite	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	700−750 +0%	700−750 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%
Valorant	700−750 +0%	700−750 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

This is how HD 8210 and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

RTX 5080 is 3760% faster in 1080p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 51500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5080 is ahead in 19 tests (44%)
there's a draw in 24 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.48	94.62
Recency	31 January 2014	30 January 2025
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	360 Watt

HD 8210 has 4400% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 19612.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8210 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8210 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.

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