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Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD vs Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 — Compared

Our Relative Score blends 60% objective test data with 40% owner-review signal — so any two tires can be compared even if they were never tested on the same day.

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Tire B Nexen

Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8

Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 tread pattern
Objective (60%)
–/100
No test data yet
User signal (40%)
67/100
Owner ratings
Dry
83
Wet
81
Snow
75
Comfort
82
Noise
82
Treadwear
70
Handling
83
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VerdictWinner: Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD — better treadwear, noise and dry. Pick the Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 if snow and wet matter most to you.
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Category breakdown

7 categories, side by side

Each bar is the Relative Score for that category. Expand a tile to see the test results and owner ratings behind it.

Dry

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 10
A
93
B
83
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
Tire Rack owners 78 76
SimpleTire owners – 95

Wet

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Roadian AT Pro RA8 leads by 6
A
75
B
81
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
Tire Rack owners 71 69
SimpleTire owners – 93

Snow

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Roadian AT Pro RA8 leads by 13
A
62
B
75
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
Tire Rack owners 92 83
SimpleTire owners – 92

Comfort

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 7
A
89
B
82
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
Tire Rack owners 65 64
SimpleTire owners – 93

Noise

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 12
A
94
B
82
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
SimpleTire owners – 91

Treadwear

Weight: Important
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 28
A
98
B
70
Why this score
SourceDuravis R500 HDRoadian AT Pro RA8
Tire Rack owners 89 81
SimpleTire owners – 94

Handling

Weight: Neutral
Score (0–100) Duravis R500 HD leads by 9
A
92
B
83

Scores at a glance

CategoryBridgestone Duravis R500 HDNexen Roadian AT Pro RA8
Relative Score 86 79
Dry 93 83
Wet 75 81
Snow 62 75
Comfort 89 82
Noise 94 82
Treadwear 98 70
Handling 92 83

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Tire A

Tire B

Specifications

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD B · Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8
Sizes available—39
Rim diameters—15″ – 22″
Tread depth—13/32″
UTQG—560 A B
Treadwear warranty—50,000 mi
Sidewall—Outlined White Lettering
Max pressure—51 psi
Final verdict

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone

Nexen

Winner: Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD — better treadwear, noise and dry. Pick the Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 if snow and wet matter most to you.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 98 vs 70 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You drive through snowy winters

Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 scores 75 vs 62 on snow.

Pick tire A You want a quieter cabin

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 94 vs 82 on noise.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD scores 93 vs 83 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Duravis R500 HD
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Tire B · Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8
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How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements) normalized against the best tire in each test and weighted toward recent tests. 40% comes from thousands of owner reviews collected from retailers and review sites. When a tire has only one of the two, we use what exists and say so.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.