Radeon HD 8570M vs R7 350

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 350 with Radeon HD 8570M, including specs and performance data.

R7 350
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
5.58
+389%

R7 350 outperforms HD 8570M by a whopping 389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5701038
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.820.03
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameCape VerdeSun
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 July 2016 (7 years ago)16 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price$142 $338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 350 has 2633% better value for money than HD 8570M.

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 cores512384
Core clock speed800 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data825 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.6016.50
Floating-point performance819.2 gflops528.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 350 and Radeon HD 8570M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD55−60
+358%
12
−358%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Hitman 3 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+362%
12−14
−362%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+355%
10−12
−355%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how R7 350 and HD 8570M compete in popular games:

  • R7 350 is 358% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 1.14
Recency 6 July 2016 16 November 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB

The Radeon R7 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8570M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 350 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8570M is a notebook one.


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