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Radeon R5 (Kaveri) vs HD 8510G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8510G and Radeon R5 (Kaveri), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8510G
2013
35 Watt
0.91

R5 (Kaveri) outperforms HD 8510G by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking10931022
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameTrinityKaveri
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

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 cores384256
Core clock speed450 MHz514 MHz
Boost clock speed554 MHz626 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.28no data
Floating-point performance0.553 gflopsno data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPno 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.

Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthno data64/128 Bit
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/A-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 1−2
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 (Kaveri) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 (Kaveri) is ahead in 28 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 1.21
Recency 23 May 2013 4 June 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm

R5 (Kaveri) has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R5 (Kaveri) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8510G in performance tests.


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