Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon HD 7850M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 124 days older than Radeon HD 7850M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 33% better in Borderlands 3 than Radeon HD 7850M - 57 vs 43 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7850M - 3 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7850M
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 40 vs 250 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Radeon HD 7850M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850M |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| Southern Islands | Generation | London |
| $549 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
3 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 675 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
