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AMD Radeon Sky 500

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 is a graphics card released on April 1, 2013, built on the GCN architecture using a 28 nm process. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, 153.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 4,723 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 1.2.

GCNPitcairn XT28 nm

7/10 key specs recorded · 18 facts

Depth: 23 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 7 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

4 GB

GDDR5

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

150 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 scores 4,723 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 79.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #574), measured across 12 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 634.

PassMark G3D Mark

4,723

Rank #574
Faster than 79.3% of 2,658 GPUs
12 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 78 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 70.4% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 19 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 61.1% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 29 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 58.7% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 24 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 59.2% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 2,053 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 64.9% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon Sky 500 averages DirectX 9 78 fps, DirectX 10 19 fps, DirectX 11 29 fps, DirectX 12 24 fps and GPU Compute 2,053 ops/s, across 12 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

First benchmarked 2019-04-19

Samples 12

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Pitcairn XT

Chip Not recorded

Process node 28 nm

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Pitcairn XT graphics processor and is manufactured on a 28 nm process.

Memory

Size 4 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and delivers 153.6 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 has a board power rating of 150 W.

Board power (TDP) 150 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface Not recorded

Market

Launched April 1, 2013

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 was released on April 1, 2013.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 4,723

PassMark G2D 634

Rank #574

Samples 12

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 1.2.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

OpenCL 1.2

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon Sky 500. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon Sky 500.

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Radeon Sky 500.

Other names (PassMark) Radeon Sky 500

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon Sky 500 have?

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory. Its memory bandwidth is 153.6 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon Sky 500 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 has a board power rating of 150 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon Sky 500?

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 scores 4,723 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 79.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #574. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 24 fps.

When was the AMD Radeon Sky 500 released?

The AMD Radeon Sky 500 was released on April 1, 2013.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: GCN (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip Pitcairn -> GCN 1. Sources: Wikipedia: List of AMD graphics processing units (revision 1376670003).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.