Radeon 780M vs HD 8510G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8510G and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8510G
2013
35 Watt
0.93

780M outperforms HD 8510G by a whopping 1866% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1117297
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Power efficiency1.9287.93
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameDevastatorPhoenix
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)6 December 2023 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384768
Core clock speed554 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed720 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate17.28129.6
Floating-point processing power0.553 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2448
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x8
WidthIGPIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory bus widthSystem SharedSystem Shared
Memory clock speedSystem SharedSystem Shared
Shared memory++

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

HD 8510G 0.93
Radeon 780M 18.28
+1866%

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.

HD 8510G 357
Radeon 780M 7054
+1876%

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 HD1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
1440p1−2
−2100%
22
+2100%
4K0−114

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1200%
39
+1200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−933%
31
+933%
Far Cry 5 0−1 40−45
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%
Hitman 3 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−650%
90−95
+650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−757%
60−65
+757%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−181%
85−90
+181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Far Cry 5 0−1 40−45
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%
Hitman 3 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−650%
90−95
+650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−671%
54
+671%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−181%
85−90
+181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1133%
35−40
+1133%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−667%
23
+667%
Far Cry 5 0−1 40−45
Hitman 3 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−342%
53
+342%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−557%
46
+557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−190%
29
+190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+72.2%
18
−72.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 35−40
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 18−20
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Hitman 3 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 20
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3567%
110−120
+3567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 14−16

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10
Far Cry 5 0−1 10−11

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how HD 8510G and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 3600% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 2100% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 8510G is 72% faster.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 780M is 4800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8510G is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 37 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 18.28
Recency 23 May 2013 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 1865.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8510G in performance tests.


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