VIA Chrome9 HC vs Radeon HD 8850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8850M and VIA Chrome9 HC, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8850M
2013
2 GB DDR3
2.18
+21700%

HD 8850M outperforms VIA Chrome9 HC by a whopping 21700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8471530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)no data
GPU code nameVenusVN896
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)1 March 2007 (18 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 cores6403
Core clock speed575 MHz1 MHz
Boost clock speed625 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Texture fill rate25.00no data
Floating-point processing power0.8 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 typeDDR3onboard
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1000 MHzno data
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 data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)onboard
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

HD 8850M 2.18
+21700%
VIA Chrome9 HC 0.01

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
+24225%
VIA Chrome9 HC 4

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 HD25-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Valorant 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 78
+875%
8−9
−875%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Valorant 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Valorant 40−45
+75%
24−27
−75%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24 0−1
Valorant 20−22 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8850M is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8850M is ahead in 20 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.18 0.01
Recency 1 April 2013 1 March 2007

HD 8850M has a 21700% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 years.

The Radeon HD 8850M is our recommended choice as it beats the VIA Chrome9 HC in performance tests.

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