UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs vs ATI Radeon 8500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8500 with UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, including specs and performance data.

ATI 8500
2001
64 MB DDR, 23 Watt
0.02

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 22650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1492654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.0611.33
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameR200Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 August 2001 (23 years ago)15 August 2020 (4 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 coresno data48
Core clock speed275 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1450 MHz
Number of transistors60 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate2.200no data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no 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).

InterfaceAGP 4xno 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 typeDDRno data
Maximum RAM amount64 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed275 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8.8 GB/sno data
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 VGA, 1x S-Videono data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.112_1
OpenGL1.4no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

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 HD-0−117

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+0%
12
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 10
+0%
10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 36
+0%
36
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+0%
12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.02 4.55
Recency 14 August 2001 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 150 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 28 Watt

ATI 8500 has 21.7% lower power consumption.

UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, on the other hand, has a 22650% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 8500 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs is a notebook one.


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