GeForce 825M vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 825M and Radeon Sky 500, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 825M stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 825M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 825M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 825M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 825M.
  • GeForce 825M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 825M.
  • GeForce 825M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 825M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 100 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.
  • GeForce 825M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3000 MHz higher, than GeForce 825M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 2−3 60−65
medium / 1080p 0−1 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3000% more, than GeForce 825M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 825M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Kepler GCN 1.0
Code name GK208 Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 27 January 2014 27 March 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 850 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.11 76.00
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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