Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7970 outperforms Radeon HD 8850M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7970 is 466 days older than Radeon HD 8850M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Performs up to 13% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Radeon HD 8850M - 307 vs 272 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8850M - 3 vs 2 GB
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon HD 8850M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Radeon HD 7970
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
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 8850M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
| Solar System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $549 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 32 GB/s | Bandwidth | 264 GB/s |
| 575 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
| 625 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1375 MHz |
