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| Recommended System Requirements | ||
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| Game | Radeon R9 M375 2GB | Radeon HD 8850M |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 414% | 528% |
| Hitman 3 | 568% | 717% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 370% | 474% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 355% | 456% |
| FIFA 21 | 159% | 217% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 623% | 783% |
| Far Cry 6 | 643% | 808% |
| Genshin Impact | 414% | 528% |
| Battlefield 6 | 568% | 717% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 414% | 528% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R9 M375 2GB are noticeably better than the AMD Radeon HD 8850M.
The R9 M375 has a 375 MHz higher core clock speed and the same number of Texture Mapping Units as the Radeon HD 8850M. This results in the R9 M375 providing 15 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The R9 M375 has a 375 MHz higher core clock speed than the Radeon HD 8850M and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the R9 M375 providing 6 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The R9 M375 was released over a year more recently than the Radeon HD 8850M, and so the R9 M375 is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the Radeon HD 8850M.
The Radeon R9 M375 2GB and the Radeon HD 8850M have the same amount of video memory, but are likely to provide slightly different experiences when displaying game textures at high resolutions.
The R9 M375 has 3.2 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the Radeon HD 8850M, which means that the memory performance of the R9 M375 is marginally better than the Radeon HD 8850M.
Both the Radeon R9 M375 2GB and the Radeon HD 8850M have 640 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the R9 M375 is 552 and by the Radeon HD 8850M is 496. Knowing that the shader performance of the R9 M375 is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The Radeon R9 M375 2GB requires 75 Watts to run and the Radeon HD 8850M requires 45 Watts. The R9 M375 requires 30 Watts more than the Radeon HD 8850M to run. The difference is not significant enough for the R9 M375 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the Radeon HD 8850M.
| Core Speed | 1000 MHz |  | vs | 625 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1015 MHz | | vs | 775 MHz | |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 Venus XTX | GCN 1.1 Venus PRO | |||
| OC Potential | Fair |
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vs | Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great |
| vs | - | |
| Release Date | 05 May 2015 | | vs | 01 Apr 2013 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 8.5
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vs | 7.2
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| 1600x900 | 6.3
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vs | 5.5
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| 1920x1080 | 4.6
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vs | 4.1
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| 2560x1440 | 3
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vs | 2.6
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| 3840x2160 | 2
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vs | 1.8
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| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | | 2048 MB |
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| Memory Speed | 1100 MHz | | vs | 1000 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 128 Bit | | vs | | 128 Bit |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | | vs | | DDR3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 35.2GB/sec | | vs | 32GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | |
vs | |
256 KB |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 640 | | vs | | 640 |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 27% | | vs | 24% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 40 | | vs | | 40 |
| Texture Rate | 40 GTexel/s | | vs | 25 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 16 | | vs | | 16 |
| Pixel Rate | 16 GPixel/s | | vs | 10 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 75 Watts | vs | | 45 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | 11.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.4 | | vs | 4.2 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-4340M 2.9GHz | vs | | Intel Core i5-3360M 2.8GHz | |
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1366x768 | | vs | | 1366x768 |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| Mini Review | Overview Radeon R9 M375 2GB is a Performance Mobile Graphics Card based on the First Generation of the Graphics Core Next Architecture (GCN). Architecture Radeon R9 M375 2GB Features a GPU Codenamed Venus XTX which is a First Gen GCN GPU and is identical to the Cape GPU used on the Desktop Radeon R7 250X. Venus XTX has 10 Compute Units Unlocked and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Clocked at 1000MHz and goes up to 1015MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with DDR3 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 128-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1100MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. This is Adequate and a Good Match for the GPU's Shader Capabilities. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 75W, it is suited for large laptops. Performance Performance is Comparable to the Desktop Radeon R7 250. System Suggestions Radeon R9 M375 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1366x768. We recommend a Strong Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon HD 8850M is a Performance Mobile Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the GCN Architecture. Architecture The GCN 1.1 Release adds support for AMD's TrueAudio Technology which does calculations of audio effects "better" than the CPU and further improves the Powertune Technology. GPU It equips a GPU codenamed Venus PRO which has 10 Compute Units activated and thus offers 640 Shader Processing Units, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs. The Central Unit Initially Operates at 625MHz and goes up to 775MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory The GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of DDR3, through a 128-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is exaggerated and in no way benefits the GPU. The memory clock operates at 1000MHz. Features DirectX 11.0 Support (11.0 Hardware Default) and support for Crossfire, PowerTune Technology, Eyefinity, App Acceleration, HD3D, ZeroCore Power and other technologies. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 45W, it is suited for 17" or larger laptops. Performance Gaming benchmarks put its performance somewhat above NVIDIA's GeForce GT 750M. System Suggestions We recommend a Decent Processor (Intel Core i5 Mobile) and 8GB of RAM for a system with Radeon HD 8850M. | |||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||