UHD Graphics vs Radeon HD 8850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8850M and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8850M
2013
2 GB DDR3
2.53

UHD Graphics outperforms HD 8850M by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking830604
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Power efficiencyno data38.25
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameVenusJasper Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 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 cores640256
Core clock speed575 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHz750 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rate25.0012.00
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16Ring Bus

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 8850M 2.53
UHD Graphics 5.58
+121%

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 8850M 973
UHD Graphics 2151
+121%

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 HD23
−117%
50−55
+117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−118%
24−27
+118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

This is how HD 8850M and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics is 117% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.53 5.58
Recency 1 April 2013 11 January 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics has a 120.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8850M in performance tests.


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