AMD Radeon HD 7850 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Pitcairn | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Pitcairn PRO (215-0828062) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 398 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 | 935 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1200 MHz 4.8 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 27.52 GPixel/s | 29.92 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 55.04 GTexel/s | 59.84 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.761 TFLOPS | 1.915 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 110.1 GFLOPS (1:16) | 59.84 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | — |
| TDP | 130 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | C401-47 | P2754 SKU 7 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 9th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
