ATI Radeon 8500 vs RX 7600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7600 and Radeon 8500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7600
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
43.23
+216050%

RX 7600 outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 216050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking851499
Place by popularity74not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation91.95no data
Power efficiency18.040.06
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameNavi 33R200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date24 May 2023 (1 year ago)14 August 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2048no data
Core clock speed1720 MHz275 MHz
Boost clock speed2655 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,300 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate339.82.200
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPSno data
ROPs644
TMUs1288
Ray Tracing Cores32no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8AGP 4x
Length204 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6DDR
Maximum RAM amount8 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.11x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)8.1
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.61.4
OpenCL2.2N/A
Vulkan1.3N/A

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.

RX 7600 43.23
+216050%
ATI 8500 0.02

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.

RX 7600 16618
+276867%
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 HD143-0−1
1440p67-0−1
4K37-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p1.88no data
1440p4.01no data
4K7.27no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 135 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 148 0−1
Elden Ring 155 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 108 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 59 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 284 0−1
Metro Exodus 161 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85 0−1
Valorant 170−180 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 90 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50 0−1
Dota 2 150 0−1
Elden Ring 150−160 0−1
Far Cry 5 100−110 0−1
Fortnite 180−190 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 230 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 150 0−1
Metro Exodus 119 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160 0−1
Valorant 170−180 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 81 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 45 0−1
Far Cry 5 100−110 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 199 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210 0−1
Valorant 170−180 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 77 0−1
Elden Ring 90−95 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 77 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45 0−1
World of Tanks 270−280 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 51 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 28 0−1
Far Cry 5 130−140 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 129 0−1
Metro Exodus 118 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86 0−1
Valorant 140−150 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 22 0−1
Dota 2 82 0−1
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 82 0−1
Metro Exodus 38 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 82 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12 0−1
Far Cry 5 65−70 0−1
Fortnite 60−65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 69 0−1
Valorant 75−80 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.23 0.02
Recency 24 May 2023 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 6 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 23 Watt

RX 7600 has a 216050% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 year, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2400% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 8500, on the other hand, has 617.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.


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