Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge vs UHD Graphics 617
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617, 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 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge stacks up against UHD Graphics 617, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or UHD Graphics 617 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP)
12-45 Watt
15 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
Memory type
DDR3L/LPDDR3
Display Connectors
No outputs
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UHD Graphics 617 has 25% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is build with GCN 1.2/2.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
3−4
ultra / 1080p
1−2
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
7−8
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
9−10
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
95−100
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
70−75
75−80
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Dota 2 is 1% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
4−5
4−5
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
14−16
medium / 1080p
5−6
6−7
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Fortnite is 5% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
6−7
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−11
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
8−9
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
2−3
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
8−9
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
high / 1080p
65−70
70−75
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
8−9
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge and UHD Graphics 617 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
16−18
18−20
medium / 768p
12−14
12−14
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
high / 768p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of UHD Graphics 617 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
Full Specs
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
UHD Graphics 617
Architecture
GCN 1.2/2.0
Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name
Bristol Ridge
Kaby-Lake GT2
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 June 2016
30 October 2018
Pipelines
384
24
Core clock speed
300 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
1150 MHz
Transistor count
3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
25.20
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
64/128 Bit
Shared memory
+
+
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.1.103
Laptop size
medium sized
Quick Sync
+
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