Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970M outperforms Radeon HD 7850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970M is 50 days newer than Radeon HD 7850.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Radeon HD 7850 - 45 vs 44 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7850 - 100 vs 130 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 7970M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7850
Desktop • Mar 5th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
27.52 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
55.04 GTexel/s
80%
AMD Radeon HD 7970M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 24th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 5th, 2012 |
| London | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $249 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 153.6 GB/s | Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s |
| 850 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 860 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1200 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1200 MHz |
