Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7950 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 7950 is 426 days older than Radeon HD 8850M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7950
- Performs up to 45% better in Control than Radeon HD 8850M - 32 vs 22 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 8850M - 3 vs 2 GB
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon HD 8850M
Mobile • Apr 1st, 2013
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7950
Desktop • Jan 31st, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
25.6 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
89.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 8850M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 31st, 2012 |
| Solar System | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $449 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 32 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
| 575 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| 625 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 1000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
