Radeon HD 7850 vs GeForce GTX TITAN X

Aggregate performance score

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

GTX TITAN X
2015
12 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
33.52
+234%

GTX TITAN X outperforms HD 7850 by a whopping 234% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking159451
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.162.94
Power efficiency9.195.30
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date17 March 2015 (9 years ago)5 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN X has 178% better value for money than HD 7850.

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 speed1000 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate209.155.04
Floating-point processing power6.691 TFLOPS1.761 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs19264

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
Length267 mm210 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options4x-

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 amount12 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
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-+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA5.2-

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 TITAN X 33.52
+234%
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 TITAN X 12916
+234%
HD 7850 3871

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX TITAN X 2604
+311%
HD 7850 634

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 33.52 10.05
Recency 17 March 2015 5 March 2012
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 130 Watt

GTX TITAN X has a 233.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7850, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

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


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