Radeon HD 8750M vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8750M 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 Radeon HD 8750M stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8750M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8750M 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 HD 8750M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 8750M Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 8750M 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 Radeon HD 8750M.
  • Radeon HD 8750M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 8750M is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 330 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8750M.
  • Radeon HD 8750M and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8750M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−12 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon HD 8750M.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 8750M Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Mars Pro Pitcairn
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 16 November 2012 27 March 2013
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 620 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 950 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.60 76.00
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 4000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 71 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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