Radeon HD 7850 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.05
+40.9%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Radeon HD 7850 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking347416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.42
Architectureno dataGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameno dataPitcairn
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249
Current priceno data$267 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores81024
Core clock speed1278 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1000 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt
Texture fill rateno data55.04
Floating-point performanceno data1,761 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon HD 7850 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus supportno dataPCIe 2.1 x16
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1200 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data153.6 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinityno data1
HDMIno data+
DisplayPort supportno data-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAccelerationno data-
CrossFireno data1
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data+
Mantleno data-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Hitman 3 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+56.3%
16−18
−56.3%
Hitman 3 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Hitman 3 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and HD 7850 compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 56% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.05 9.97
Recency 10 November 2020 5 March 2012
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7850 is a desktop one.


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