ATI Radeon 8500 vs R7 M260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260 with Radeon 8500, including specs and performance data.

R7 M260
2014
4 GB DDR3
1.22
+12100%

R7 M260 outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 12100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10441515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiencyno data0.03
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameTopazR200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 June 2014 (10 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores384no data
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed940 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rate23.522.200
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs248

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s8.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 128.1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.31.4
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-

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.

R7 M260 1.22
+12100%
ATI 8500 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.

R7 M260 515
+8483%
ATI 8500 6

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 HD13-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p61.46no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
Valorant 30−35 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 16−18 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4 0−1
Valorant 30−35 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 16−18 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3 0−1
Valorant 30−35 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14 0−1
Valorant 5−6 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 6−7 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 0.01
Recency 11 June 2014 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

R7 M260 has a 12100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260 is a notebook card while Radeon 8500 is a desktop one.

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