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    Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs Radeon Sky 500

    When choosing between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon Sky 500, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon Sky 500.
    Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Check Price
    Radeon Sky 500

    Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge here:

    Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 12-45 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon Sky 500 has 1150% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
    • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
    • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture GCN 1.2/2.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name Bristol Ridge Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 June 2016 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 950 MHz
    Boost Clock 800 MHz
    Transistor count 3100 Million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 76.00
    Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
    Length 242 mm
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
    Shared memory +
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size medium sized
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
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