AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Pitcairn | GM107 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Pitcairn PRO (215-0828062) | N16S-GT1R |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 1,870 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 148 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 5th, 2012 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Southern Islands | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 249 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 71 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Northern Islands | — |
| Successor | Sea Islands | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1200 MHz 4.8 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 861 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 40.10 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 512 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 27.52 GPixel/s | 6.888 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 55.04 GTexel/s | 27.55 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.761 TFLOPS | 881.7 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 110.1 GFLOPS (1:16) | 27.55 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | — |
| TDP | 130 W | 23 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C401-47 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 5.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jun 28th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
