Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 vs Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) and Qualcomm Adreno X2-85, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 (Stoney Ridge)
2016
12 Watt
1.33

Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 outperforms R5 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 902% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1074427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.27no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)no data
GPU code nameStoney Ridgeno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 June 2016 (10 years ago)29 September 2025 (less than a 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192no data
Boost clock speed800 MHz1700 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)12-45 Wattno 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 sizemedium sizedno 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 bus width64 Bitno data
Shared memory++

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)no data

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 HD8
−900%
80−85
+900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 27−30

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5700%
55−60
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Far Cry 5 1
−4300%
40−45
+4300%
Fortnite 7
−1000%
75−80
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 5
−1020%
55−60
+1020%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
Valorant 30−35
−245%
110−120
+245%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5700%
55−60
+5700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
−517%
180−190
+517%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Dota 2 16−18
−900%
170−180
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2100%
40−45
+2100%
Fortnite 4−5
−1825%
75−80
+1825%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−600%
55−60
+600%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−2000%
40−45
+2000%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 50−55
Metro Exodus 1
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Valorant 30−35
−245%
110−120
+245%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5700%
55−60
+5700%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−833%
27−30
+833%
Dota 2 16−18
−900%
170−180
+900%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2100%
40−45
+2100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−600%
55−60
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−390%
45−50
+390%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Valorant 30−35
−809%
300−310
+809%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−1825%
75−80
+1825%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−1011%
100−105
+1011%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−900%
140−150
+900%
Valorant 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 12−14
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−66.7%
24−27
+66.7%
Valorant 8−9
−700%
60−65
+700%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how R5 (Stoney Ridge) and Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 compete in popular games:

  • Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 is 900% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 is 5700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 performs better in 38 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.33 13.33
Recency 1 June 2016 29 September 2025

Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 has a 902% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 years.

The Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

Other comparisons

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