Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) vs HD 8510G

Place in the ranking	1122	990
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.87	2.25
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code name	Devastator	Stoney Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 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 cores	384	192
Core clock speed	554 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	720 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	1,303 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12-45 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.28	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.553 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	24	no 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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	IGP	no 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 type	System Shared	no data
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	no data
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	N/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

5−6

−80%

9
+80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Fortnite	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −81.8%	20 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
World of Tanks	21−24 −34.8%	30−35 +34.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
World of Tanks	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Valorant	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	0−1	1−2
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4 +0%	4 +0%
Metro Exodus	2 +0%	2 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring

0−1

This is how HD 8510G and R5 (Stoney Ridge) compete in popular games:

R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 80% faster in 1080p

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

in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 (Stoney Ridge) is 125% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R5 (Stoney Ridge) is ahead in 23 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 21 test (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.95	1.47
Recency	23 May 2013	1 June 2016
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	12 Watt

R5 (Stoney Ridge) has a 54.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8510G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.