AMD Radeon Sky 500 review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon Sky 500. Ranked 202 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2013, process technology 28 nm, power consumption 150 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 950 MHz, capable of overclocking up to . On board is 4 GB of memory with a clock rate of 4800 MHz and a bandwidth of 154 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon Sky 500 graphics card online with other models on our site.

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score

Compare AMD Radeon Sky 500

with others graphics cards

NVIDIA P106-100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

NVIDIA GeForce 930M

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

NVIDIA Quadro K2000

AMD Bonaire

NVIDIA Tesla C2075

AMD Ellesmere

AMD Caicos

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon Sky 500, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		266
Architecture:		GCN 1.0
Code name:		Pitcairn
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		27 March 2013 (8 years ago)
Price now:		$129
Value for money:		15.67
GPU code name:		Pitcairn
Market segment:		Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon Sky 500. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		1280
Core clock speed:		950 MHz
Transistor count:		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		150 Watt
Texture fill rate:		76.00
Floating-point performance:		2,432 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1280
Number of transistors:		2,800 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		150 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length:		242 mm
Supplementary power connectors:		1x 6-pin
Bus support:		PCIe 3.0
Form factor:		full height / full length

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon Sky 500.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		4 GB
Memory bus width:		256 Bit
Memory clock speed:		4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		154 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		1x DisplayPort
Dual-link DVI support:		1
DisplayPort count:		1

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon Sky 500 API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_1)
OpenGL:		4.6

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon Sky 500 may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

Select games to view

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

Death Stranding (2020)

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

F1 2020 (2020)

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

Gears Tactics (2020)

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

Doom Eternal (2020)

low
1280x720

med.
1920x1080

high
1920x1080

ultra
1920x1080

QHD
2560x1440

4K
3840x2160

Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon Sky 500 in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon Sky 500 is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.