Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition vs HD 7850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7850 with Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
R9 M295X Mac Edition outperforms HD 7850 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 523 | 452 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.65 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.59 | 3.85 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Amethyst |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 5 March 2012 (14 years ago) | 23 November 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.04 | 108.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.761 TFLOPS | 3.482 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.1 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1362 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 174.3 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.33 | 12.35 |
| Recency | 5 March 2012 | 23 November 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 250 Watt |
HD 7850 has 48% lower power consumption.
R9 M295X Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 32% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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