Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GTX 690

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 and Radeon HD 7850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.31
+42.4%

GTX 690 outperforms HD 7850 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking367451
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.492.94
Power efficiency3.275.30
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7850 has 97% better value for money than GTX 690.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30721024
Core clock speed915 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate130.455.04
Floating-point processing power3.13 TFLOPS1.761 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12864

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 supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 2.1 x16
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR52 GB
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth384 GB/s153.6 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMIYes (via dongle)+
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 690 14.31
+42.4%
HD 7850 10.05

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 690 5515
+42.5%
HD 7850 3871

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 690 13160
+153%
HD 7850 5210

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 14.31 10.05
Recency 3 May 2012 5 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 130 Watt

GTX 690 has a 42.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7850, on the other hand, has 130.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7850 in performance tests.


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